Has
your ability to use written grammar weakened with time? Are you
not sure whether to use “he” or “him,”
“who” or “whom,” “was” or
“were,” “quick” or “quickly,”
“good” or “well,” etc.? Do you sometimes
write incomplete or confusing sentences? In this course, you will
relearn to write, using the correct parts of speech, sentence
structures, and principles of subject-verb agreement, pronoun
forms, and placement of modifiers. This course also provides a
firm foundation for understanding punctuation rules. The course
is designed as a refresher for those whose primary language is
English. 16 hours (Textbook required)
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recognize and be able to use correctly nouns, verbs, adjectives,
adverbs prepositions, pronouns, conjunctions
To
recognize and use correctly subjects and predicates
To
recognize direct objects
To
be able to combine sentences with the same subject and different
predicates
To
be able to combine sentences with the same predicate and different
subjects
To
recognize and form possessive nouns. The distinction will be made
between possessive singular and possessive plural, and singular
and plural forms.
To
recognize appositives
To
recognize prepositions and prepositional phrases, adjectives, adverbs
To
label linking verbs, helping verbs, irregular verbs, verb phrases,
and verbals (infinitives, participles, gerunds)
To
recognize the difference between sentences, clauses, and sentence
fragments
To
recognize proper usage of pronouns
To
learn to make subjects and verbs agree
To
learn to make pronouns and antecedents agree
To
recognize linking verbs, avoid double negatives, learn proper use
of adjectives and adverbs, to use comparative and superlative degrees
properly, and to properly use prepositions and conjunctions
Overall:
the emphasis will be learning grammar for the sake of better writing, speaking, and proofreading skills. The emphasis is on the practical application
of learned skills.
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