Basic Grammar and Usage  Students show understanding of basic sentence patterns, phrases and clauses, word forms, verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and pronoun-antecedent agreement. Skills and Concepts RIT Scores between 161 and 170 Use Basic Sentence Patterns - Format: Short sentences, 4-6 words, using very basic vocabulary Format: Statements, questions, and commands Recognize a complete sentence Arrange words in order to form a complete sentences
Use Noun Forms - Recognize the regular plural form of a noun (add s) Recognize simple irregular plural nouns Recognize that a noun is to be used as a direct object
Use/Distinguish Verb Tenses - Recognize the correct use of past tense verbs (add Âed) Recognize the correct use of past progressive (was ing) Recognize the correct use of common irregular past tense verbs
Use Irregular Verb Forms - Determine the correct common irregular verb form to use in a short, simple sentence
Use Subject-Verb Agreement Recognize the correct use of subjects or verbs in the following cases: - Third person singular or plural subject - present participle Second person singular subject - present participle to use as first word in a question Subject-verb agreement in a short simple sentence
Use Adjective Forms - Recognize the correct use of comparative adjectives -er and -est
Use Pronoun Forms - Use objective pronouns correctly: me, us, them
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