Advanced Grammar (2017)
2h 8mAdvanced2017-04-25
Authors

Judy Steiner-Williams
Senior Lecturer at Kelley Business School
Course details
Losing confidence in an idea—even a spectacular one—is easy if it's communicated in an email or letter riddled with grammatical errors. In this course, Judy Steiner-Williams helps you review basic grammar rules and then focuses on more advanced grammar principles such as using correct words, locating incorrect grammar in sentences and paragraphs, and reviewing parts of speech, punctuation, and proper sentence structure.
Learning objectives
Identify irregular verbs and explain how to use them appropriately in all tenses.
List the seven coordinating conjunctions.
Recognize commonly misused and misunderstood words.
Determine correct comma placement.
Explain the difference between a colon and a semicolon.
Name the four sentence structures.
Learning objectives
Identify irregular verbs and explain how to use them appropriately in all tenses.
List the seven coordinating conjunctions.
Recognize commonly misused and misunderstood words.
Determine correct comma placement.
Explain the difference between a colon and a semicolon.
Name the four sentence structures.
Skills covered
WritingAdvancedProfessional Development
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - What you should know
1. Parts of Speech
- 03 - Verb tense
- 04 - Irregular verbs
- 05 - Conjunction overview
- 06 - Coordinating conjunctions
- 07 - Pronouns
- 08 - Adjectives and adverbs
- 09 - Prepositions
2. Correct Word Choice
- 10 - Commonly confused or incorrect words
- 11 - Misused or misunderstood words
3. Punctuation
- 12 - Commas
- 13 - Colons and semicolons
- 14 - Apostrophes
- 15 - Dashes, hyphens, and ellipses
- 16 - Parentheses and brackets
- 17 - Misfits that distract readers
4. Sentence Structure
- 18 - Review sentence structure
- 19 - Components of a sentence
- 20 - Sentence structure errors
- 21 - Parallel structure
- 22 - Dangling modifiers
Conclusion
- 23 - Next steps
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