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INEXCUSABLE ERRORS |
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Grade 6 |
Grade 7 |
Grade 8 |
| Legibly write first and last names on assignments. | Legibly write first and last names on assignments. | Legibly write first and last names on assignments. |
| Write neat and legibly. | Write neat and legibly. | Write neat and legibly. |
| Sentences have end punctuation marks. | Sentences have end punctuation marks. | Sentences have end punctuation marks. |
| Avoid misspelling words already printed on page. | Avoid misspelling words already printed on page. | Avoid misspelling words already printed on page. |
| Apostrophes used to indicate contractions. | Apostrophes used to indicate contractions. | Apostrophes used to indicate contractions. |
| Capitalization of proper nouns and pronoun I. | Capitalization of proper nouns and pronoun I. | Capitalization of proper nouns and pronoun I. |
| Correct use of me and I. | Correct use of me and I. | Correct use of me and I. |
| A lot is two words and could of is could have. | A lot is two words and could of is could have. | A lot is two words and could of is could have. |
| Correct use of homonyms to, too, two; there, their, they’re; your, you’re. | Correct use of homonyms to, too, two; there, their, they’re; your, you’re. | Correct use of homonyms to, too, two; there, their, they’re; your, you’re. |
| Commas with conjunctions and the word because. | Commas with conjunctions and the word because. | Commas with conjunctions and the word because. |
| Apostrophes used to show possession. | Apostrophes used to show possession. | |
| Correct use of see and seen (verb-tense). | Correct use of see and seen (verb-tense). | |
| Correctly use commas and quotes in dialogue. | Correctly use commas and quotes in dialogue. | |
| Essay and paragraph structure—topic/thesis, body, conclusion. | Essay and paragraph structure—topic/thesis, body, conclusion. | |
| Use creative titles and format (italics, underline, quotation marks) correctly. | Use creative titles and format (italics, underline, quotation marks) correctly | |
