3.11.D.i
The Standard
complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement
Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills for English Language Arts and Reading · The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible and uses appropriate conventions.
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students edit drafts so each sentence has a subject, a verb, and a complete thought. They also join related thoughts correctly and make verbs match their subjects.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students write sentences that express complete thoughts and use verbs that match singular or plural subjects. They can join two related thoughts with a comma and a conjunction such as and, but, or so.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may treat a group of words as a sentence because it starts with a capital and ends with punctuation. They may join two complete thoughts with only a comma or use a singular verb with a plural subject.
How to Assess It
- Give students three items: a fragment to complete, a sentence with incorrect subject-verb agreement, and two thoughts to join with a conjunction. Ask them to edit each item.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs subject, verb, and detail cards to build complete sentences, then combine two sentences using a conjunction card.
Ask students to explain how changing the subject from one dog to two dogs changes the verb in a sentence.
Play Sentence Repair Relay, where teams correct fragments, agreement errors, and improperly joined sentences on task cards.
Have students edit a short school announcement so every sentence is complete and each verb agrees with its subject.
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Related Standards
- 4.11.D.i
complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments;
- 2.11.D.i
complete sentences with subject-verb agreement;
- 5.11.D.i
complete simple and compound sentences with subject-verb agreement and avoidance of splices, run-ons, and fragments;
- 1.11.D.i
complete sentences with subject-verb agreement;
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