Writing and Grammar Skills Training (GRM101)

Create polished, professional documents!

If you are tired of wondering if your writing is correct, this class will help. The instructor will guide you through grammar and punctuation rules, common usage errors, correct sentence structure, and important proofreading strategies. Take this class and get ready to write with confidence!

1. Introduction: The Importance of Proper Writing and Correct Grammar
   1. Why Writing Matters
2. Basic Grammar Rules
   1. Parts of Speech
   2. Nouns
   3. Pronouns
   4. Verbs
   5. Adjectives
   6. Adverbs
   7. Prepositions
   8. Conjunctions
   9. Interjections
   10. Subject and Object
   11. Exercise: Parts of Speech
   12. Subject-verb Agreement
   13. Exercise: Subject-Verb Agreement
3. Hypercorrections and Usage Errors
   1. Common Usage Errors
   2. Who or Whom
   3. Me or I
   4. When to Use "Myself"
   5. Choosing "He" or "Him" and "She" or "Her"
   6. That or Which
   7. Fewer or Less
   8. Exercise: Hypercorrections and Usage Errors
   9. More Commonly Confused Words
   10. Exercise: More Commonly Confused Words
4. Structure
   1. Simple Sentences
   2. Exercise: Simple Sentences
   3. Compound Sentences
   4. Complex Sentences
   5. Compound-Complex Sentences
   6. Exercise: Complex and Compound-Complex Sentences
   7. Parallel Construction
   8. Exercise: Parallel Construction
   9. Run-on Sentences
   10. Exercise: Run-on Sentences
5. Punctuation
   1. Periods
   2. Exercise: Periods
   3. Commas
   4. The Serial Comma
   5. Comma Splice
   6. Exercise: Commas
   7. Colons and Semicolons
   8. Semicolons
   9. Colons
   10. Exercise: Colons and Semicolons
   11. Apostrophes, Double Quotation Marks, and Single Quotation Marks
   12. Apostrophes
   13. Double Quotation Marks
   14. Single Quotation Marks
   15. Punctuation Inside and Outside of Quotation Marks
   16. Exercise: Apostrophes and Quotation Marks
   17. Question Marks and Exclamation Points
   18. Question Marks
   19. Exclamation Points
   20. Hyphens and Dashes
   21. Hyphen
   22. Dashes
   23. Exercise: Dashes and Hyphens
   24. Parentheses and Brackets
   25. Parentheses
   26. Brackets
   27. Exercise: Parenthetical Elements
6. Capitalization
   1. Words That Are Always Capitalized
   2. Exercise: Words That Are Always Capitalized
   3. Words That Are Never Capitalized
   4. Exercise: Words That Are Never Capitalized
   5. Headings and Titles
   6. Exercise: Headings and Titles
7. Point of View and Tense
   1. Point of View
   2. When to Write in the First Person
   3. Exercise: Writing in the First Person
   4. When to Write in the Second Person:
   5. Exercise: Writing in the Second Person
   6. When to Write in the Third Person
   7. Exercise: Using the Third Person
   8. How to Choose the Point of View
   9. Using Correct Tenses
   10. How to Use the Past Tense in Business Writing
   11. Exercise: Past Tense
   12. How to Use the Present Tense in Business Writing
   13. Exercise: Present Tense
   14. How to Use the Future Tense in Business Writing
   15. Exercise: Future Tense
8. Proofreading Your Work
   1. Ensuring Your Writing Is Error Free
   2. Ensuring Consistency in Your Writing
   3. Exercise: Proofreading a Document
   4. Editing for Conciseness
   5. Get to the Heart of the Message
   6. Trim Bulky Wording
   7. Exercise: Editing for Conciseness
9. Conclusion
   1. Additional Resources
   2. Words of Wisdom

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.