English Grammar: Edit Your Writing To Perfection
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Summary
- Certificate of completion - Free
- Tutor is available to students
Overview
This comprehensive Grammar course dives straight into the realm of linguistics and will significantly boost your grammatical skills and confidence. This course takes a radical new approach uncovering the fundamental rules of grammar. Vastly improve your written communication and editing skills.
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Description
Course Highlights
- Includes over 4 hours of video content, 25 lectures and additional materials.
- An engaging and dynamic way to learn the fundamental rules of written grammar.
- Explains grammar from the ground up with informative video tutorials.
- Suitable for anyone who wants to feel confident that their written communications are grammatically correct.
- This course is suitable for anyone who writes in any capacity and would be particularly valuable for someone who wants a career as a writer, editor or proofreader.
Course Overview
This grammar course is specifically suited for anyone who writes in any capacity, either for work, studies or pleasure. It is particularly valuable for anyone pursuing a career as a writer, editor or proofreader. No longer struggle with frustrating and embarrassing grammar mistakes and feel confident with the work you produce.
Sandy Anthony, your course teacher, began her career as an editor in the late 1980s with Macmillan Publishers in Hong Kong. She also worked for six years as a freelance copy editor for major academic publishers in the UK, Cambridge University Press, Routledge, Macmillan, University College London Press and more.
Course Curriculum
Introduction
- Introduction
- Course Overview
- Course Objectives
The Core Components
- Understanding nouns
- Handout - Nouns
- Understanding verbs
- Handout - Verbs
Basic Sentence Structure
- Nouns and Verbs Working Together part 1
- Handout - Nouns and Verbs
- Nouns and Verbs Working Together part 2
- Handout - Nouns and Verbs part 2
- Understanding Clauses part 1
- Handout - Clauses
- Understanding Clauses part 2
- Handout - Clauses Part 2
- Understanding the Object
- Handout - The Object
More word categories
- Understanding Pronouns part 1
- Handout - Pronouns
- Understanding Pronouns part 2
- Handout - Pronouns part 2
Pronouns, Conjunctions and Prepositions
- Understanding Pronouns part 1
- Understanding Pronouns part 2
- Understanding Conjunctions
- Handout - Conjunctions
- Understanding Prepositions
- Handout - Prepositions
Determiners, Adjectives and Adverbials
- Understanding Determiners
- Handout - Determiners
- Understanding Adjectives
- Handout - Adjectives
- Understanding Adverbials
- Handout - Adverbials
- Understanding Modifiers
- Handout - Modifiers
Course Quiz
- Course Quiz
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Who is this course for?
This course is for anyone starting a career as a copywriter or editor. Learn how to proofread and edit your own work.
Requirements
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Career path
Become an editor
Certificates
Certificate of completion
Digital certificate - Included
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