Grammar Essentials (Second Edition)

In this course, you will identify the elements of correct grammar for use in professional writing. You will: Examine nouns, pronouns, and verbs. Identify adjectives and adverbs. Identify prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections. Identify some important rules of grammar and some commonly made grammatical errors. Identify grammar rules regarding correct punctuation. Identify problematic sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices, as well as effective methods of rewriting sentences so that they are clear and complete. Identify methods for improving word choices. Identify methods for building effective sentences. Identify methods for editing text effectively.
 

This course is intended for working professionals in various job roles, both native and non-native English speakers, who use formal and informal written communications in the course of business, and who seek to improve their grammar usage.
 

To ensure your success, we recommend you have some level of work experience in any of a variety of organizational settings, and general end-user computer and Internet skills. You may wish to take either the following Logical Operation courses or have equivalent knowledge: Using Microsoft® Windows® 10 Microsoft® Office Word 2016: Part 1 (Desktop/Office 365®)
 

Lesson 1: Identifying Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs Topic A: Identify Parts of Speech Topic B: Use Nouns Topic C: Use Pronouns Topic D: Use Verbs Lesson 2: Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs Topic A: Use Adjectives Topic B: Use Adverbs Lesson 3: Identifying Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections Topic A: Use Prepositions Topic B: Use Conjunctions Topic C: Use Interjections Lesson 4: Identifying Rules Topic A: Monitor Sentence Structure Topic B: Monitor Modifiers Topic C: Avoid Common Errors Lesson 5: Identifying Correct Punctuation Topic A: Use Parentheses Correctly Topic B: Use Commas, Semicolons, Colons, Em Dashes, and Quotation Marks Correctly Topic C: Use Numbers, Symbols, and Capitalization Correctly Lesson 6: Identifying Sentence Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices Topic A: Identify and Resolve Sentence Fragments Topic B: Identify and Resolve Run-ons and Comma Splices Lesson 7: Improving Word Choices Topic A: Identify Commonly Misused Words Topic B: Identify Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms Lesson 8: Writing Effectively Topic A: Write with Purpose Topic B: Consider the Audience Topic C: Consider the Context Lesson 9: Editing Effectively Topic A: Use Correct Spelling Topic B: Check Your Work Appendix A: Commonly Misspelled Words