New Horizons Computer Learning Center
410-597-9722

Grammar Skills

Course Length: 1 Day

Overview:
In this course, students will improve their business writing skills by understanding grammar rules.

Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Define grammar and discuss its importance; and correctly use different forms of nouns and verbs
• Identify the roles of pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs
• Define and use prepositional phrases, conjunctions, and interjections
• Write effective sentences by identifying sentence elements, correctly using phrases and clauses, and understanding sentence classifications
• Write sentences that follow the subject-verb agreement rule and are parallel in structure
• Improve sentence structure by fixing sentence fragments, avoiding run-on sentences, writing in active voice and avoiding split infinitives
• Choose appropriate words for clear communication by avoiding redundant and slang expressions, frequently misused words, spelling errors; and attach prefixes and suffixes to words
• Punctuate sentences properly by using commas, parentheses, apostrophes, quotation marks, and other marks; and apply capitalization rules and guidelines for spelling out numbers and dates
• Differentiate between synonyms and antonyms; recognize and use homonyms

Course Content

Lesson 1: The Importance of Grammar

• Grammar skills
• Nouns and verbs

Lesson 2: Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs

• Pronouns
• Adjectives and adverbs

Lesson 3: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

• Prepositions
• Conjunctions
• Interjections

Lesson 4: Effective Sentences

• Sentence formation
• Phrases and clauses
• Sentence classifications

Lesson 5: Agreement Rules

• Subject and verb agreement
• Parallel sentence structure

Lesson 6: Improving Sentence Structure

• Sentence fragments
• Run-on sentences
• Active and passive voice
• Split infinitives
• Word choice
• Misused words
• Spelling errors
• Prefixes and suffixes

Lesson 7: Punctuation and Mechanics

• Punctuation to separate clauses
• Parentheses and apostrophes
• Quotation marks and numbers
• Capitalization rules

Lesson 8: Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

• Synonyms and antonyms
• Homonyms

6940 Tudsbury Road, Baltimore, MD 21244
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