LBS0085 - Grammar Essentials
Course Description
Elevate your communication skills for your professional life and step into a world where your words leave a lasting impression. You will review the rules of grammar, identify common errors, and learn to streamline your ideas and messages. You will practice creating presentations and reports using proper grammar and a polished writing style. Whether you are a native or non-native English speaker, if you're interested in enhancing your grammar skills for more effective communication in formal and informal workplace settings, this class is for you.
Course Outline
Lesson 1: Identifying Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs
- Identify Parts of Speech
- Use Nouns
- Use Pronouns
- Use Verbs
Lesson 2: Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs
- Use Adjectives
- Use Adverbs
Lesson 3: Identifying Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections
- Use Prepositions
- Use Conjunctions
- Use Interjections
Lesson 4: Identifying Rules
- Monitor Sentence Structure
- Monitor Modifiers
- Avoid Common Errors
Lesson 5: Identifying Correct Punctuation
- Use Parentheses Correctly
- Use Commas, Semicolons, Colons, Em Dashes, and Quotation Marks Correctly
- Use Numbers, Symbols, and Capitalization Correctly
Lesson 6: Identifying Sentence Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices
- Identify and Resolve Sentence Fragments
- Identify and Resolve Run-ons and Comma Splices
Lesson 7: Improving Word Choices
- Identify Commonly Misused Words
- Identify Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms
Lesson 8: Writing Effectively
- Write with Purpose
- Consider the Audience
- Consider the Context
Lesson 9: Editing Effectively
- Use Correct Spelling
- Check Your Work
Learner Outcomes
- 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.
Scholarship Opportunity
This workshop is part of a scholarship program through the Strengthening Workforce Skills program, funded by the Illinois Community College Board (ICCB)'s Noncredit Strategies at Work grant.
Apply here to find out if you are eligible for a scholarship. Funding is limited.
Related Courses:
Effective Business Writing (LBS0086)
Resume Writing Strategies (LGP0016)
Perfect Your Pitch: Entrepreneur Workshop (LBS0102)
Textbooks:
An e-book is included in the price of this class. You will receive a unique access key for your e-book from the instructor on the first day. If you prefer to have a hardcopy of the textbook, you may purchase it from the Harper Bookstore.