Grammar Essentials

Course details

In this course, students will review the rules of grammar, identify common grammar errors, and refine their business writing style.

Course Outline

1 - Identifying Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs

• Identify Nouns
• Identify Pronouns
• Identify Verbs

2 - Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs

• Use Adjectives
• Use Adverbs

3 - Identifying Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

• Use Prepositions
• Use Conjunctions
• Use Interjections

4 - Identifying Rules

• Monitor Sentences
• Monitor Modifiers
• Avoid Common Errors

5 - Identifying Correct Punctuation

• Use Parentheses Correctly
• Use Commas, Semicolons, and Quotation Marks
• Use Numbers, Symbols, and Capitalization Correctly

6 - Identifying Sentence Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices

• Identify Sentence Fragments
• Identify Run-ons, Comma Splices, and Solutions

7 - Improving Word Choices

• Identify Commonly Misused Words
• Identify Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

8 - Building Effective Sentences

• Identify the Goal
• Consider the Audience
• Consider the Context

9 - Editing Effectively

• Use Correct Spelling
• Achieve Clarity

10 - Avoiding Hypercorrections

• Avoid Hypercorrections
• Achieve Simplicity

Target Audience: Professionals who seek to improve their grammar usage for written communications.