Grammar and Punctuation Fundamentals
Do you have a feeling for grammar that looks and sounds right but you’re not quite sure? In this course, you’ll spend a day learning all the basic concepts and principles of grammar that you were probably never formally taught. What do ‘subject’, ‘verb/s’ and ‘predicate’ mean? What are the nine parts of speech? How do you use phrases, clauses, sentences and paragraphs to construct effective English? What is the purpose of the punctuation marks, and how do you set up bulleted lists? If you work with words and need to grasp the basics so you can identify errors and justify your corrections, this is the course for you. Join us for a day of de-mystifying a subject that hasn’t been systematically taught since 1972!
Course Content
- Subject, verbs and predicate
- The nine parts of speech
- Construction of English
- The punctuation marks
Course Delivery
Hands-on workshop.
Course Outcomes
Participants will:
- learn the basic concepts and principles of English grammar and punctuation
- be able to define and explain key terminology
- develop skills to justify their corrections to anyone’s writing
- develop skills to undertake drafting and copy editing
- learn to solve some of the common problems that people encounter when reading and writing.
Suitable for
Anyone who works with words in a professional, business or educational setting
Before the course
There are no prerequisites for the course other than reasonable fluency in the English language. The course will be pitched at the level of people who wish to improve their written English and justify the choices they make in their writing.
Reading
The following text is available for purchase from the University Co-op Bookshop and serves as an additional reference for the material covered in the workshop. It contains additional detail as well as three specific exercises, two general-revision exercises, and answers.
- Deb Doyle. Grey Areas and Gremlins: A Grammar and Punctuation Refresher. Fourth edition, including answers for exercises. Self-published text-workbook. This is available for optional purchase on the day of the course for $50.
Centre for Continuing Education
Directions
Centre for Continuing Education
160 Missenden Road
Newtown
2042
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Other Information
Secure Parking is available through the RPAH Medical Centre located on the corner of Missenden Road and Carillon Avenue (entry to the car park is via Elizabeth Street, off Carillion Avenue). Parking is available on weekdays only between the hours of 7:00AM – 7:00PM at a rate of $38/day or $9/day after validating your ticket at CCE’s reception. All CCE participants who validate their tickets at reception are required to park their vehicles on Level B3. If the validated ticket does not register in the car park’s ticketing machine, cancel the transaction then reinsert your ticket into the ticketing machine until the $9 fee appears.
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