Basic Grammar Essentials
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This basic grammar course teaches the essential grammar rules.
Every word you write tells your readers how professional, careful, and competent you are. This basic grammar course will help you send the right message to supervisors, colleagues, and clients by teaching you the rules for business grammar.
This basic grammar course has the grammar training you need to use correct punctuation, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure.
Course Highlights
- A concise survey of all the basic English grammar rules
- Tutoring from your instructor when you need help
- Orientation toward proofreading for all the common errors Includes writing strong, active-voice sentences
- Learn the proofreading principles so you find your errors
- Training in language, grammar, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure
Course Description
The grammar course takes you through a comprehensive review of the English grammar, punctuation, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure you need for business communication. The grammar course starts with an evaluation to assess your skills and ends with a similar exam so you can see how much you’ve learned. Past experience tells us most students improve their scores dramatically.
When You Complete This Course...
- You will know the grammar principles and rules that are most applicable to business writing.
- You will be able to identify common grammatical errors and fix them in your own writing.
How It Works
Work Online
When you enroll, we give you access to all the online lessons and training materials. Each lesson builds on the lessons that precede it. We offer clear explanations for every part of our training and plenty of real-world examples of how to apply the skills you are learning.
Set Your Own Pace
You go at your own pace and submit assignments when you are ready. You don’t have to be online with other students or perform activities at specific times.
Instructor Feedback
Your instructor evaluates all your work, coaches you through learning the skills, and gives you personalized feedback on what you are doing well and what still needs polish. You can contact your instructor at any time if you have questions about your training, business writing, or the English language.
Certificate
When you finish the course within two months, you receive a graduation certificate.
Course Outline
Course Pre-test
Lesson 1: Proofreading Principles
Lesson 2: Using Active Voice
Lesson 3: Omissions, Additions, Typos
Lesson 4: Number Accuracy
Lesson 5: Transposition Errors
Lesson 6: Abbreviations
Lesson 7: Word Division
Lesson 8: Number Expression
Lesson 9: Capitalization
Lesson 10: Commas
Lesson 11: Other Punctuation
Lesson 12: Special Punctuation
Lesson 13: Spelling
Lesson 14: Confusing Word Pairs
Lesson 15: Subject/Verb Agreement
Lesson 16: Pronoun Agreement
Lesson 17: Using Defined Terms Consistently
Lesson 18: Formatting Correctly
Course Post-test
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Variations of This Course
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Basic Grammar Skills Tutorial
A one-on-one course tailored to your grammar and usage needs.
Writing Coaching by Dr. Robert Hogan
Dr. Hogan has been training writers for 40 years in universities, colleges of business, consulting companies, and professional writing companies.
Learn more about Dr. Hogan.Course Features
Course Materials: Online
Certificate upon Completion: Yes
Instructor Feedback: Yes
Letter of Recommendation: Yes
Lesson Count: 18
Practice Activities: 18
Exams: 20
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