8th grade · Grammar
What a 8th grade student learns in Grammar
Grade 8 grammar centers on advanced verb mastery—verbals (gerunds, participles, infinitives), active/passive voice, and the full range of verb moods—plus precise punctuation for pauses and omissions, enabling students to control clarity, emphasis, and style at full middle-school rigor.
The skills for the year
- 1Explain the function of gerunds in sentences
- 2Explain the function of participles (present and past) in sentences
- 3Explain the function of infinitives in sentences
- 4Distinguish and correctly form active-voice verbs
- 5Distinguish and correctly form passive-voice verbs
- 6Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice
- 7Form and use verbs in the indicative mood
- 8Form and use verbs in the imperative mood
- 9Form and use verbs in the interrogative mood
- 10Form and use verbs in the conditional mood
- 11Form and use verbs in the subjunctive mood
- 12Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb mood
- 13Select active or passive voice deliberately to emphasize actor or action
- 14Select conditional or subjunctive mood to express uncertainty or contrary-to-fact states
- 15Use commas to indicate a pause or break
- 16Use dashes to indicate a pause or break
- 17Use an ellipsis to indicate a pause, break, or omission
- 18Apply grade-level capitalization, punctuation, and spelling conventions consistently in extended writing
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