Common Core · English Language Arts
L.2.4c
Grade 2 · Language
Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (e.g., addition, additional).
- Official code
- CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.2.4c
- Short code
- L.2.4c
- Subject
- English Language Arts
- Grade
- Grade 2
- Domain
- Language
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L.2.1
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L.2.1d
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L.2.1e
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L.2.1f
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L.2.2
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L.2.2a
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L.2.2b
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L.2.2c
Use an apostrophe to form contractions and frequently occurring possessives.
L.2.2d
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L.2.2e
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L.2.3
Use knowledge of language and its conventions when writing, speaking, reading, or listening.
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