The Oklahoma Academic Standards
establish the following grade-level expectations for
Sentence Structure and Variety Skills
Pre-K
There are no Pre-K Standards for Spelling.
Kindergarten
1.Demonstrate, with teacher assistance, appropriate sentence structure in writing a complete
sentence.
sentence.
First Grade
1. The student will demonstrate appropriate sentence structure in writing a complete sentence
(simple subject and simple predicate).
2.The student will identify declarative (telling), interrogative (asking), and exclamatory (exciting)
sentences.
(simple subject and simple predicate).
2.The student will identify declarative (telling), interrogative (asking), and exclamatory (exciting)
sentences.
Second Grade
1. The student will demonstrate appropriate sentence structure in writing declarative, imperative,
interrogative, and exclamatory sentences for different modes of writing.
2. Write in complete sentences.
3. Write sentences using a noun, verb, and details.
interrogative, and exclamatory sentences for different modes of writing.
2. Write in complete sentences.
3. Write sentences using a noun, verb, and details.
Third Grade
1.*The student will demonstrate appropriate sentence structure in writing.
2.*Correctly write the four basic kinds of sentences (declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and
interrogative) with terminal punctuation.
3.*Begin to use simple, compound, and complex sentences appropriately in writing.
2.*Correctly write the four basic kinds of sentences (declarative, exclamatory, imperative, and
interrogative) with terminal punctuation.
3.*Begin to use simple, compound, and complex sentences appropriately in writing.
Fourth Grade
1.*The student will demonstrate appropriate sentence structure in writing.
2.*Use simple, compound, and complex sentences appropriately in writing.
3.*Create interesting declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences using
words that describe, explain, or provide additional details and connections, such as adjectives,
adverbs, appositives, participial phrases, direct objects, prepositional phrases, and conjunctions.
4.*Correct sentence fragments and run-ons.
5.*Create sentences with understood subject.
2.*Use simple, compound, and complex sentences appropriately in writing.
3.*Create interesting declarative, imperative, interrogative, and exclamatory sentences using
words that describe, explain, or provide additional details and connections, such as adjectives,
adverbs, appositives, participial phrases, direct objects, prepositional phrases, and conjunctions.
4.*Correct sentence fragments and run-ons.
5.*Create sentences with understood subject.
Fifth Grade
1. The student will demonstrate appropriate sentence structure in writing declarative, imperative,
exclamatory, and interrogative sentences.
2. Create interesting simple, complete, compound, and complex sentences that describe, explain,
or provide additional details and connections, such as adjectives, adverbs, appositives,
participial phrases, prepositional phrases, simple, complete, and compound predicates,
modifiers, pronouns, and conjunctions.
3. Create sentences with an understood subject.
4. Correct sentence fragments and run-ons.
exclamatory, and interrogative sentences.
2. Create interesting simple, complete, compound, and complex sentences that describe, explain,
or provide additional details and connections, such as adjectives, adverbs, appositives,
participial phrases, prepositional phrases, simple, complete, and compound predicates,
modifiers, pronouns, and conjunctions.
3. Create sentences with an understood subject.
4. Correct sentence fragments and run-ons.
Sixth Grade
1.*Demonstrate appropriate sentence structure in writing all forms of sentences (declarative,
imperative, exclamatory and interrogative).
2.*Correct sentence run-ons and fragments.
3.*Correct dangling and misplaced modifiers.
4.*Differentiate between dependent, independent, restrictive (essential), and nonrestrictive
(nonessential) clauses.
5. Write simple and compound sentences.
6. Compose sentences with simple, complete, and compound predicate.
imperative, exclamatory and interrogative).
2.*Correct sentence run-ons and fragments.
3.*Correct dangling and misplaced modifiers.
4.*Differentiate between dependent, independent, restrictive (essential), and nonrestrictive
(nonessential) clauses.
5. Write simple and compound sentences.
6. Compose sentences with simple, complete, and compound predicate.
Asterisks (*) have been used to identify 3rd- 6th grade standards and objectives that are assessed
at the district level. All other skills may be assessed by the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests.
at the district level. All other skills may be assessed by the Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests.
