ABCs of English Grammar

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Course Description

This self-paced online course will provide you with a review of the grammar and writing skills necessary when taking any high school or college test, or with your everyday work-related writing and 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, gives examples, suggests strategies, and offers further study guides.

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 and anyone wishing to update and improve their grammar skills.

If you're looking for a quick and efficient review of basic grammar skills, ABCs of English Grammar will meet your needs. This online class is not only for students prepping for high school and college English exams, but anyone who feels their grammar skills are not up to par. Divided into 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, gives examples, suggests strategies, and offers further study guides.

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Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Recognize the subject and predicate of any sentence.
Know the differences between nouns and pronouns.
Be comfortable with forming sentences with the correct verb tenses.
Recognize irregular verbs.
Differentiate between adjectives and adverbs and use them properly in sentences.
Understand what is meant by a Phrase.
Identify the Clause.
Break down the mechanics of a sentence.
Identify the role of modifiers and use them correctly.
Correctly use capitalization in writing.
Correctly punctuate sentences.
Avoid common spelling problems, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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Course Lessons

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Introduction to Grammar 101

This first lesson will provide an overview and set a guide for this course. 1 Total Points

Lesson 1 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-wordsearch-activity-7080.pdf
Complete Assignment: Introduction

Subject and Predicate

The definitions and examples of a subject and predicate. 68 Total Points

Lesson 2 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-grammar_subject_and_predicate_wk_2.pdf
Practice Worksheet 2: optional-grammar_subject_and_predicate_wk_3.pdf
Practice Worksheet 3: optional-grammar_subject_and_predicate_wk_4.pdf
Practice Worksheet 4: optional-grammar_subject_and_predicate_wk_5.pdf
Review Article: Identifying the Subject and Predicate Exercise
Review Article: Subject and Verb Agreement
Complete Assignment: Subject and Predicate Agreement
Complete Exam: Subject Verb Agreement
Complete: Subject and Predicate Exam

Nouns and Pronouns

This lesson defines nouns and the different forms of pronouns. 40 Total Points

Lesson 3 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-grammar_nouns_and_pronouns_wk_1.pdf
Practice Worksheet 2: optional-grammar_nouns_and_pronouns_wk_2.pdf
Practice Worksheet 3: optional-grammar_nouns_and_pronouns_wk_3.pdf
Practice Worksheet 4: optional-grammar_nouns_and_pronouns_wk_4.pdf
Practice Worksheet 5: optional-grammar_nouns_and_pronouns_wk_5.pdf
Review Article: Pronoun Central
Review Article: Pronouns (Personal, Possessive, Relative and Reflexive Pronouns)
Review Article: Review of Pronoun Cases and Nouns
Complete: Noun & Pronouns Assignment 2
Complete Assignment: Nouns and Pronouns
Complete Exam: Case of Nouns and Pronouns
Complete: Nouns and Pronouns Exam

Verb Tenses

This lesson discusses the three main tenses of verbs and their sub-categories. 35 Total Points

Lesson 4 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-grammar_verb_tenses_wk_1.pdf
Practice Worksheet 2: optional-grammar_verb_tenses_wk_2.pdf
Practice Worksheet 3: optional-grammar_verb_tenses_wk_3.pdf
Practice Worksheet 4: optional-grammar_verb_tenses_wk_4.pdf
Practice Worksheet 5: optional-grammar_verb_tenses_wk_5.pdf
Practice Worksheet 6: optional-grammar_subject_verb_agreement_wk_1.pdf
Practice Worksheet 7: optional-grammar_subject_verb_agreement_wk_2.pdf
Practice Worksheet 8: optional-grammar_subject_verb_agreement_wk_3.pdf
Practice Worksheet 9: optional-grammar_subject_verb_agreement_wk_4.pdf
Practice Worksheet 10: optional-grammar_subject_verb_agreement_wk_5.pdf
Review Article: Sequence of Tenses
Review Article: Verb Tense Worksheets
Complete Assignment: Exercise on Verb Tense
Complete Exam: Verbs

Common Irregular Verbs

Common Irregular Verbs 17 Total Points

Lesson 5 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-grammar_verbs_wk_1.pdf
Practice Worksheet 2: optional-grammar_verbs_wk_2.pdf
Practice Worksheet 3: optional-grammar_verbs_wk_3.pdf
Practice Worksheet 4: optional-grammar_verbs_wk_4.pdf
Practice Worksheet 5: optional-grammar_verbs_wk_5.pdf
Practice Worksheet 6: optional-wordsearch-activity-7095.pdf
Review Article: Grammar Exercises for Irregular Verbs
Review Article: Irregular verb list
Review Article: Verb exercises
Complete Assignment: Exercise on Irregular Verbs
Complete: Irregular Verbs Exam

Adjectives and Adverbs

Adjectives and Adverbs 30 Total Points

Lesson 6 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-grammar_adj_ad_wk_1.pdf
Practice Worksheet 2: optional-grammar_adj_ad_wk_2.pdf
Practice Worksheet 3: optional-grammar_adj_ad_wk_3.pdf
Practice Worksheet 4: optional-grammar_adj_ad_wk_4.pdf
Practice Worksheet 5: optional-grammar_adj_ad_wk_5.pdf
Review Article: Adjective and Adverb exercises
Review Article: Adjective or Adverb?
Review Article: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Complete Assignment: Exercise on Adjectives
Complete Exam: Adjectives and Adverbs
Complete: Adjectives and Adverbs Exam

The Phrase

The Phrase 14 Total Points

Lesson 7 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-wordsearch-activity-7082.pdf
Review Article: Additional Examples of Prepositional (and other types) Phrases
Complete: The Phrase Exam

The Clause

The clause is a more complete group of words than a phrase. 12 Total Points

Lesson 8 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-grammar_sentence_logic_wk_1.pdf
Practice Worksheet 2: optional-grammar_sentence_logic_wk_2.pdf
Practice Worksheet 3: optional-grammar_sentence_logic_wk_3.pdf
Practice Worksheet 4: optional-grammar_sentence_logic_wk_4.pdf
Practice Worksheet 5: optional-grammar_sentence_logic_wk_5.pdf
Review Article: Additional Examples and Exercises on the Dependent Clause
Complete: The Clause Exam

Review the Mechanics of a Sentence

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. 105 Total Points

Lesson 9 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-grammar_run-on_sentences_wk_1.pdf
Practice Worksheet 2: optional-grammar_run-on_sentences_wk_2.pdf
Practice Worksheet 3: optional-grammar_run-on_sentences_wk_3.pdf
Practice Worksheet 4: optional-grammar_run-on_sentences_wk_4.pdf
Practice Worksheet 5: optional-grammar_run-on_sentences_wk_5.pdf
Review Article: Connectives Practice Quiz
Review Article: Sentence Fragments
Complete Assignment: Sentence Corrections
Complete Exam: Run-On sentences
Complete Exam: Sentence Logic

The Role of Modifiers

Here we discuss how sentence meaning can be misconstrued with simple word misplacement and how to fix it. 37 Total Points

Lesson 10 Video
Review Article: Modifier Placement
Review Article: Noun Modifiers
Complete Assignment: Modifiers
Complete Exam: Modifiers

Introduction to Capitalization

This lesson is a basic introduction for capitalization. 20 Total Points

Lesson 11 Video
Review Article: Capitalization
Review Article: Capitalization Quiz
Complete Exam: Capitalization

Introduction to Punctuation

This lesson is an introduction to basic punctuation. 53 Total Points

Lesson 12 Video
Review Article: Punctuation Quiz
Complete Assignment: Punctuation
Complete Exam: Punctuation

Review of Spelling

This lesson will provide a guide of frequently misspelled words as well as a spelling guide strategy list. 20 Total Points

Lesson 13 Video
Practice Worksheet 1: optional-wordsearch-activity-7083.pdf
Practice Worksheet 2: optional-wordsearch-activity-7084.pdf
Practice Worksheet 3: optional-wordsearch-activity-7085.pdf
Practice Worksheet 4: optional-wordsearch-activity-7086.pdf
Practice Worksheet 5: optional-wordsearch-activity-7087.pdf
Practice Worksheet 6: optional-wordsearch-activity-7088.pdf
Review Article: Ten Tips for Better Spelling
Review Article: Syllable Quiz
Review Article: Spelling Rules
Complete: Spelling Exam 2
Complete: Spelling Exam 3

Review of Diction

This lesson will discuss the powerful role of words in a sentence and the frequent errors that tend to occur. 0 Total Points

Practice Worksheet 1: optional-wordsearch-activity-7089.pdf
Review Article: Words Commonly Misused or Confused
Review Article: Word Usage Tips

Summary and Additional Resources

Additional Resources 382 Total Points

Take Poll: End of Course Poll
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: Final Exam

834

Total Course Points

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Course Title: ABCs of English Grammar

Course Number: 7550403

Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries

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Course Type: General Education

CEU Value: 1.5 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)

CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).

Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.

Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams

Instructor: Daphnee St.Val

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