3rd Grade CCSS: Language

For third graders, this Common Core area helps students gain mastery of the rules for using the English language, including vocabulary use and language conventions, in order to improve their skills as writers and readers. Among the complete standards for this grade, third graders will be asked to: demonstrate that they understand standard English usage by showing that they understand the function of nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, adverbs, abstract nouns, simple verb tenses, irregular verbs, subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, simple and complex sentences, coordinating and subordinating conjunctions, capitalization, punctuation, possessives, suffixes and many additional conventions of the language, be able to consult reference materials to check correct spellings, determine unknown words within the grade level, use context clues and root words with unknown words to determine meanings, understand figurative language.