Online Class: ABCs of English Grammar

This online grammar course will provide you with a comprehensive review of the grammar and writing skills necessary to be successful in your academic and professional life. Learning how to properly use English grammar will not only help you excel in writing academic essays and passing entrance exams, but more importantly, it will help you improve your everyday, work-related writing and email correspondence. Divided up into 15 easy-to-understand lessons, this grammar course concentrates on usage, the mechanics of a sentence, spelling, and a general review of grammatical problem areas.
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  • 15
    Lessons
  • 34
    Exams &
    Assignments
  • 0
    Students
    have taken this course
  • 5
    Hours
    average time
  • 0.5
    CEUs
 
 
 

Course Description

This online grammar course will provide you with a comprehensive review of the grammar and writing skills necessary to be successful in your academic and professional life. Learning how to properly use English grammar will not only help you excel in writing academic essays and passing entrance exams, but more importantly, it will help you improve your everyday, work-related writing and email correspondence.

Divided up into 15 easy-to-understand lessons, this grammar course concentrates on usage, the mechanics of a sentence, spelling, and a general review of grammatical problem areas. Each lesson focuses on frequent errors, illustrates concepts with real world examples, suggests strategies, and provides review worksheets, activities, and assignments to ensure skill mastery. Lessons also offer additional study guides for further learning.
 
This course is ideal for all types of students who want to get an edge on taking a high school, college, or a job-related English exam--as well as anyone wishing to update and improve their grammar and writing skills.
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  • Completely Online
  • Self-Paced
  • 6 Months to Complete
  • 24/7 Availability
  • Start Anytime
  • PC & Mac Compatible
  • Android & iOS Friendly
  • Accredited CEUs
Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider
 
 

Course Lessons

Lesson 1: Introduction to Grammar

1 Points
This first lesson will provide an overview and set a guide for this course.
  • Lesson 1 Video
  • Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7080.pdf
  • Lesson discussions: Reasons for Taking this Course
  • Complete Assignment: Introduction

Lesson 2: Subject and Predicate

63 Points
The definitions and examples of a subject and predicate. Additional lesson topics: Subject and Verb Agreement
  • Lesson 2 Video
  • Review 4 Practice Worksheets
  • Assessment: Lesson 2 Exercise: Subject Verb Agreement
  • Assessment: Lesson 2 Exam: Subject and Predicate
  • Assessment: Lesson 2 Exercise: Subject and Predicate Agreement

Lesson 3: Nouns and Pronouns

58 Points
This lesson defines nouns and the different forms of pronouns. Additional lesson topics: Compound Nouns
  • Lesson 3 Video
  • Review 5 Practice Worksheets
  • Assessment: Lesson 3 Exercise: Case of Nouns and Pronouns
  • Assessment: Lesson 3 Exercise: Nouns and Pronouns
  • Assessment: Lesson 3 Exercise: Correct Pronoun Use
  • Assessment: Lesson 3 Exercise: Find the Subject Noun
  • Assessment: Lesson 3 Exercise: Using the Correct Pronoun
  • Assessment: Lesson 3 Exercise: Pronoun Substitution

Lesson 4: Verb Tenses

57 Points
This lesson discusses the three main tenses of verbs and their sub-categories. Additional lesson topics: Intro to Verb Tenses
  • Lesson 4 Video
  • Review 10 Practice Worksheets
  • Assessment: Lesson 4 Exam: Verbs
  • Assessment: Lesson 4 Exercise: Recognizing Verb Tenses
  • Assessment: Lesson 4 Exercise: Simple Present Verb Tenses
  • Assessment: Lesson 4 Exercise: Find the Verb

Lesson 5: Common Irregular Verbs

17 Points
Common Irregular Verbs Additional lesson topics: Irregular Verbs Exercise 1; Past Participle Practice; Irregular Verbs
  • Lesson 5 Video
  • Review 5 Practice Worksheets
  • Assessment: Lesson 5 Exam: Irregular Verbs
  • Assessment: Lesson 5 Exercise: Irregular Verbs

Lesson 6: Adjectives and Adverbs

50 Points
Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Lesson 6 Video
  • Review 5 Practice Worksheets
  • Assessment: Lesson 6 Exercise: Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Assessment: Lesson 6 Exam: Adjectives and Adverbs
  • Assessment: Lesson 6 Exercise: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
  • Assessment: Lesson 6 Exercise: Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs

Lesson 7: The Phrase

34 Points
Phrases are sections or part of a sentence that impart additional information but don't contain both a subject and verb. Additional lesson topics: Prepositional Phrases: Diagnostic Quiz practice; Grammar Bytes: Recognizing Prepositional Phrases
  • Lesson 7 Video
  • Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7082.pdf
  • Assessment: Lesson 7 Exam: The Phrase
  • Assessment: Lesson 7 Exercise: Identify the Preposition

Lesson 8: The Clause

12 Points
The clause is a more complete group of words than a phrase.
  • Lesson 8 Video
  • Review 5 Practice Worksheets
  • Assessment: Lesson 8 Exam: The Clause

Lesson 9: Review the Mechanics of a Sentence

105 Points
This lesson will define and provide examples of errors that form various sentence forms (such as a run-on sentence). This lesson will also provide a review of punctuation rules, capitalization rules, and the role of modifiers. Additional lesson topics: Connectives Practice Quiz; Sentence Fragments
  • Lesson 9 Video
  • Review 5 Practice Worksheets
  • Complete Assignment: Sentence Corrections
  • Assessment: Lesson 9 Exercise: Run-On sentences
  • Assessment: Lesson 9 Exercise: Sentence Logic

Lesson 10: The Role of Modifiers

37 Points
Here we discuss how sentence meaning can be misconstrued with simple word misplacement and how to fix it.
  • Lesson 10 Video
  • Complete Assignment: Modifiers
  • Assessment: Lesson 10 Exam: Modifiers

Lesson 11: Introduction to Capitalization

20 Points
This lesson is a basic introduction for capitalization.
  • Lesson 11 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 11 Exam: Capitalization

Lesson 12: Introduction to Punctuation

26 Points
This lesson is an introduction to basic punctuation. Additional lesson topics: Punctuation Quiz
  • Lesson 12 Video
  • Assessment: Lesson 12 Exam: Punctuation
  • Assessment: Lesson 12 Exercise: Sentence Punctuation

Lesson 13: Review of Spelling

20 Points
This lesson will provide a guide of frequently misspelled words as well as a spelling guide strategy list.
  • Lesson 13 Video
  • Review 6 Practice Worksheets
  • Assessment: Lesson 13 Exercise: Spelling Review A
  • Assessment: Lesson 13 Exercise: Spelling Review B

Lesson 14: Review of Diction

0 Points
This lesson will discuss the powerful role of words in a sentence and the frequent errors that tend to occur.
  • Review Practice Worksheet: optional-WordSearch-Activity-7089.pdf

Lesson 15: Summary and Additional Resources

382 Points
Additional Resources
  • Lesson discussions: End of Course Poll; Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course); Course Comments
  • Assessment: The Final Exam
882
Total Course Points
 

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