Semester #2 Objectives for ELL English Grammar: Language Strand
Standard 1: The student will identify and apply conventions of standard English in his or her communications.
Pre-Emergent
Emergent
Basic
Verbs (V)
The student will demonstrate knowledge of sentence construction:
PE-26: choosing a past E-26: choosing a past
B-26: choosing a past
perfect tense verb (e.g., perfect tense verb (e.g., “I
perfect tense verb (e.g.,
“I had walked.” versus
had walked.” versus “I
“I had walked.” versus “I
“I walked.”) to complete walked.”) to complete
walked.”) to complete
declarative, negative,
declarative, negative, and
declarative, negative, and
and interrogative
interrogative sentences
interrogative sentences
sentences with subject- with subject-verb
with subject-verb
verb agreement.
agreement.
agreement.
PE-27: choosing a future
E-27: choosing a future
B-27: choosing a future
perfect tense verb to
perfect tense verb to
perfect tense verb to
complete declarative,
complete declarative,
complete declarative,
negative, and
negative, and interrogative negative, and
interrogative sentences
sentences with subjectinterrogative sentences
with subject-verb
verb agreement. (e.g., “I
with subject-verb
agreement. (e.g., “I will
will
have
walked.”
versus
“I
agreement. (e.g., “I will
have walked.” versus “I
will walk.”)
have walked.” versus “I
will walk.”)
will walk.”)
PE-28: choosing a
E-28: choosing a present
B-28: choosing a present
present perfect
perfect progressive tense
perfect progressive tense
progressive tense verb to
verb to complete
verb to complete
complete declarative,
declarative, negative, and
declarative, negative, and
negative, and
interrogative sentences
interrogative sentences
interrogative sentences
with
subject-verb
with subject-verb
with subject-verb
agreement.
(e.g.,
“I
have
agreement. (e.g., “I have
agreement. (e.g., “I have
been
swimming.”
versus
“I
been swimming.” versus
been swimming.” versus “I
am swimming.”)
“I am swimming.”)
am swimming.”)
Low Intermediate
High Intermediate
LI-26: producing
declarative, negative,
and interrogative simple
sentences using past
perfect tense verbs with
subject-verb agreement
and with instructional
support.
LI-27: producing
declarative, negative,
and interrogative simple
sentences using future
perfect tense verbs with
subject-verb agreement
and with instructional
support.
HI-26: producing
declarative, negative,
and interrogative
sentences using past
perfect tense verbs with
subject-verb agreement.
LI-28: producing
declarative, negative,
and interrogative simple
sentences using present
perfect progressive
tense verbs (subjectverb agreement) with
instructional support.
HI-28: producing
declarative, negative,
and interrogative
sentences using present
perfect progressive
tense verbs with
subject-verb agreement.
HI-27: producing
declarative, negative,
and interrogative
sentences using future
perfect tense verbs with
subject-verb agreement.
Semester #2 Objectives for ELL English Grammar: Language Strand
Standard 1: The student will identify and apply conventions of standard English in his or her communications.
Pre-Emergent
Emergent
Basic
Low Intermediate
High Intermediate
Adjectives
Pronouns
Verbs (V)
The student will demonstrate knowledge of sentence construction:
PE-29: choosing a past
perfect progressive tense
verb to complete
declarative, negative, and
interrogative sentences
with subject-verb
agreement. (e.g., “I had
been swimming.” versus “I
was swimming.”)
PE-30: choosing a future
perfect progressive tense
verb to complete
declarative, negative, and
interrogative sentences
with subject-verb
agreement. (e.g., “I had
been swimming.” versus “I
was swimming.”)
PE-4: categorizing
personal subjective,
personal objective, and
personal possessive
pronouns.
PE-8: listing comparative
and superlative adjectives
(e.g., -er, -est); selecting a
comparative or
superlative adjective to
complete a given
sentence.
E-29: choosing a past perfect
progressive tense verb to
complete declarative,
negative, and interrogative
sentences with subject-verb
agreement. (e.g., “I had been
swimming.” versus “I was
swimming.”)
PE-30: choosing a future
perfect progressive tense
verb to complete declarative,
negative, and interrogative
sentences with subject-verb
agreement. (e.g., “I had been
swimming.” versus “I was
swimming.”)
E-4: categorizing personal
subjective, personal
objective, and personal
possessive pronouns.
E-8: listing comparative
and superlative adjectives
(e.g., -er, -est); selecting a
comparative or superlative
adjective to complete a
given sentence.
B-29: choosing a past
perfect progressive tense
verb to complete
declarative, negative, and
interrogative sentences with
subject-verb agreement.
(e.g., “I had been
swimming.” versus “I was
swimming.”)
B-30: choosing a future
perfect progressive tense
verb to complete
declarative, negative, and
interrogative sentences with
subject-verb agreement.
(e.g., “I had been
swimming.” versus “I was
swimming.”)
B-4: selecting personal
subjective, personal
objective, and personal
possessive pronouns to
complete a given sentence.
LI-29: producing
declarative, negative, and
interrogative simple
sentences using past
perfect progressive tense
verbs with
subject-verb agreement
and with instructional
support.
LI-30: producing
declarative, negative, and
interrogative simple
sentences using future
perfect progressive tense
verbs with
subject-verb agreement
and with instructional
support.
LI-4: differentiating
between personal
subjective, personal
objective, and personal
possessive pronouns and
their placement in
sentences.
B-8: producing
declarative, negative,
and interrogative
sentences using
comparative and
superlative adjectives
with support. (e.g.,
-er, -est; more/most/
less/least)
LI-8: producing
declarative, negative,
and interrogative
sentences using
comparative and
superlative adjectives;
listing irregular
comparative and
superlative adjectives.
(e.g., bad, worse, worst)
HI-29: producing
declarative, negative, and
interrogative sentences
using past perfect
progressive tense verbs
with subject-verb
agreement.
HI-30: producing
declarative, negative, and
interrogative sentences
using future perfect
progressive tense verbs
with
subject-verb agreement.
HI-4: differentiating
between personal
subjective, personal
objective, and personal
possessive pronouns and
their placement in
sentences.
HI-8: producing
declarative, negative,
and interrogative
sentences using
comparative and
superlative adjectives,
including irregular
adjectives.
Semester #2 Objectives for ELL English Grammar: Language Strand
Standard 1: The student will identify and apply conventions of standard English in his or her communications.
Pre-Emergent
Emergent
Basic
Adverbs
The student will demonstrate knowledge of sentence construction:
PE-5: selecting
E-5: selecting comparative B-5: using comparative
comparative and
and superlative adverbs to and superlative adverbs
superlative adverbs to
complete a given
with instructional support.
complete a given
sentence.
sentence.
PE-8: producing
sentences with a subject,
verb, indirect object, and
direct object (S-V-IO-DO)
with subject-verb
agreement, using a
sentence frame.
Sentence Construction
PE-10: producing
sentences with a subject,
verb, object and
prepositional phrase (SV-O-P) with subject-verb
agreement, using a
sentence frame.
PE-11,12,13: inserting
an adverb within a
given sentence to
modify the verb, an
adjective, and/or an
adverb.
PE-14: producing
compound sentences with
two given independent
clauses. (independent
clause + conjunction +
independent clause)
PE-24: completing
a sentence frame
consisting of a dependent
clause + comma +
independent clause to
form a complex sentence.
Low Intermediate
High Intermediate
LI-5: using comparative
and superlative adverbs.
HI-5: using comparative
and superlative adverbs,
including irregular
adverbs.
E-8: producing sentences
with a subject, verb,
indirect object, and direct
object (S-V-IO-DO) with
subject-verb agreement,
using a sentence frame.
B-8: producing sentences
with a subject, verb,
indirect object, and direct
object (S-V-IO-DO) with
subject-verb agreement.
LI-8: producing
complete sentences with
a subject, verb, indirect
object, and direct object
(S-V-IO-DO) with
subject-verb agreement.
HI-8: producing
complete sentences with
a subject, verb, indirect
object, and direct object
(S-V-IO-DO) with
subject-verb agreement.
E-10: producing sentences
with a subject, verb, object
and prepositional phrase
(S-V-O-P) with subjectverb agreement, using a
sentence frame.
B-10: producing
sentences with a subject,
verb, object and
prepositional phrase (S-VO-P) with subject-verb
agreement, using a
sentence frame.
LI-10: producing
sentences with a
subject, verb, object,
and prepositional phrase
(S-V-O-P) with subjectverb agreement.
HI-10: producing
sentences with a
subject, verb, object,
and prepositional phrase
(S-V-O-P) with subjectverb agreement.
E-11,12,13: inserting an
adverb within a given
sentence to modify the
verb, an adjective, and/or
an adverb.
B-11,12,13: producing
sentences with an adverb
to modify the verb, an
adjective, and/or an
adverb.
LI-11,12,13: producing
sentences with an
adverb to modify the
verb, an adjective,
and/or an adverb.
HI-11,12,13: producing
sentences with an
adverb to modify the
verb, an adjective,
and/or an adverb.
E-14: producing compound
sentences with two given
independent clauses.
(independent clause +
conjunction + independent
clause)
E-24: completing
a sentence frame
consisting of a dependent
clause + comma +
independent clause to
form a complex sentence.
B-14: producing
compound sentences.
(independent clause +
conjunction +
independent clause)
LI-14: producing
compound sentences.
(independent clause +
conjunction +
independent clause)
HI-14: producing
compound sentences.
(independent clause +
conjunction +
independent clause)
B-24: completing
a sentence frame
consisting of a dependent
clause + comma +
independent clause to
form a complex sentence.
LI-24: completing
a sentence frame
consisting of a
dependent clause +
comma + independent
clause to form a
complex sentence.
HI-24: producing a
complex sentence
consisting of a
dependent clause +
comma + independent
clause.
Semester #2 Objectives for ELL English Grammar: Language Strand
Standard 1: The student will identify and apply conventions of standard English in his or her communications.
Pre-Emergent
Emergent
Basic
Questions
Sentence Construction
The student will demonstrate knowledge of sentence construction:
PE-26: completing a
E-26: completing a
B-26: completing a
compound-complex
compound-complex
compound-complex
sentence frame
sentence frame consisting sentence frame consisting
consisting of two
of two independent
of two independent
independent clauses
clauses and one or more
clauses and one or more
and one or more
dependent clauses.
dependent clauses.
dependent clauses.
Low Intermediate
High Intermediate
LI-26: producing a
compound-complex
sentence frame
consisting of two
independent clauses
and one or more
dependent clauses.
HI-26: producing a
compound-complex
sentence frame
consisting of two
independent clauses
and one or more
dependent clauses.
HI-15-22: producing
interrogative sentences
beginning with “who,
what, when, where, why,
how, which, whose.”
PE-15-22: completing
interrogative sentences
frames beginning with
“who, what, when,
where, why, how,
which, whose.”
E-15-22: producing
interrogative sentences
beginning with ““who,
what, when, where, why,
how, which, whose.”
B-15-22: producing
interrogative sentences
beginning with “who,
what, when, where, why,
how, which, whose.”
LI-15-22: producing
interrogative sentences
beginning with “who,
what, when, where, why,
how, which, whose.”
PE-24: producing
Yes/No questions
beginning with a modal
auxiliary verb by using
sentence frames.
E-24: producing Yes/No
questions beginning with a
modal auxiliary verb by
using sentence frames.
B-24: producing Yes/No
questions beginning with
a modal auxiliary verb by
using sentence frames.
LI-24: producing Yes/No HI-24: producing Yes/No
questions beginning with questions beginning with
a modal auxiliary verb.
a modal auxiliary verb.