Foundations of Grammar

Overview/Description
 When do you use "your" or "you're"? "Me" or "myself"? Is "good" an adverb or an adjective? Understanding how to use various types of words is a building block of good writing. To be a good writer, you must have a thorough understanding of the basic parts of speech that identify and classify types of words. Then, you must be capable of applying the necessary guidelines for more complex uses of various word types. In this course, you'll complete a comprehensive study on using words correctly. You'll study everything from pronouns to possessives, and you'll discover how to avoid the most common usage errors. When you've finished the course, you'll have the necessary building blocks to develop your skill as a top-notch writer.

Target Audience
 Managers, supervisors, team leaders

Expected Duration
2.5 hours

Lesson Objectives:

Parts of Speech

  • recognize the importance of knowing the parts of speech and using them correctly.
  • match the parts of speech with their definitions.
  • identify the statements that describe the properties of various types of pronouns.
  • differentiate between the proper uses of adjectives and adverbs.

    • Expanding Words

  • recognize the importance of using expanded words properly.
  • select the correctly constructed compound nouns.
  • choose the sentences that contain compound adjectives that are used correctly.
  • match the sentences with the verb tenses they contain.

    • Word Beginnings and Endings

  • recognize the importance of understanding how to use prefixes, suffixes, plurals, and possessives.
  • choose the sentences that contain correctly constructed prefixes and suffixes.
  • answer questions concerning the correct application of rules for forming plurals.
  • identify the examples of correctly formed possessives.

    • Avoiding Usage Errors

  • recognize the importance of using words correctly.
  • identify how to correctly use commonly confused word pairs.
  • identify the correct usage of commonly misused verbs.
  • identify the sentences that contain properly used idiomatic expressions.

    • Course Number: COMM0201