Common Core: Language

5.L.4a

Use context (e.g., cause/effect relationships and comparisons in text) as a clue to the meaning of a word or phrase.

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5.L.4b

Use common, grade-appropriate Greek and Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word (e.g., photograph, photosynthesis).

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5.L.1b

Form and use the perfect (e.g., I had walked; I have walked; I will have walked) verb tenses.

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5.L.1c

Use verb tense to convey various times, sequences, states, and conditions.

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5.L.1d

Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.*

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5.L.1e

Use correlative conjunctions (e.g., either/or, neither/nor).

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5.L.2

Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

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5.L.2a

Use punctuation to separate items in a series.*

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5.L.2b

Use a comma to separate an introductory element from the rest of the sentence.

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5.L.2c

Use a comma to set off the words yes and no (e.g., Yes, thank you), to set off a tag question from the rest of the sentence (e.g., It’s true, isn’t it?), and to indicate direct address (e.g., Is that you, Steve?).

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5.L.2d

Use underlining, quotation marks, or italics to indicate titles of works.

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5.L.2e

Spell grade-appropriate words correctly, consulting references as needed.

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