use and understand the function of the following parts of speech in the context of reading, writing, and speaking (i) verbs (irregular verbs and active and passive voice), (ii) non-count nouns (e.g., rice, paper), (iii) predicate adjectives (She is intelligent.) and their comparative and superlative forms (e.g., many, more, most), (iv) conjunctive adverbs (e.g., consequently, furthermore, indeed), (v) prepositions and prepositional phrases to convey location, time, direction, or to provide details, (vi) indefinite pronouns (e.g., all, both, nothing, anything), (vii) subordinating conjunctions (e.g., while, because, although, if), (viii) transitional words and phrases that demonstrate an understanding of the function of the transition related to the organization of the writing (e.g., on the contrary, in addition to)
