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Grammar Essentials for Business Writing

COURSE INTRODUCTION:-

The Grammar Essentials for Business Writing course provides students with a comprehensive review of grammar. This knowledge is necessary for an effective and professional image in the workplace. Poor grammar skills create a poor impression, and can result in lost opportunities in employment and in business. The course focuses on grammar, word usage, and punctuation, with an emphasis on common grammatical errors. This course is based on a Canadian perspective.

Students are given the opportunity to practice, apply, and develop grammar skills through the completion of tasks and exercises found in each lesson.

COURSE PREREQUISITES:

None

OF INTEREST TO:-

Those interested in developing or improving their knowledge of grammar and their ability to communicate effectively – generally and in a business environment.

COURSE AIM:-

To provide the knowledge and the skills necessary for the correct use of grammar.

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COURSE CONTENT:-

Lesson 1:

Introduction; Types of Sentences and Obscure Subjects

Lesson 2:

Nouns; Pronouns

Lesson 3:

Verbs; Principal Parts of Verbs; Verb Tenses; Agreement between Subject and Verb; Voice and Mood

Lesson 4:

Single-word and Word-group Modifiers; Adjectives; Adverbs; Considerations in the Use of Modifiers

Lesson 5:

Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases; Participles and Participial Phrases; Gerunds and Gerund Phrases; Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases

Lesson 6:

Conjunctions; Clausal Structure of Sentences; Sentence Structure Errors

Lesson 7:

Punctuation; Spelling; Gender Bias and Slang; Using Indirect Speech and Providing Definitions

Lab Exercise

COURSE NOTES:-

Course material is provided as an ongoing reference.

A certificate is issued upon the student’s completion of the course and on attaining a pass mark of 75% or higher for the final assessment.

 Courses Start every Monday

We are open weekdays, one evening and Saturday mornings.

Flexi-Time Self-Paced, Pick-'n-Mix Training. Our Exclusive System allows you to learn at your own pace within your own flexible, time commitments. There is no need to keep pace with other students

Set your own schedule; You can create a schedule that lets you accommodate your job, your family and other time commitments.

Financial arrangements available or use our Time Payment Plan.

WINZ  funding may be available  - conditions apply.

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