The
Basic Grammar for Business
course is for people who have a good command of the English language, but would like to have an in-depth knowledge of grammar. The course is an in-depth survey, meaning that it covers all of the major rules of grammar and usage in depth. You will go through a large part of a grammar textbook during the course.
The course is not designed for the average business person who has usage problems. It is for the business person who already has good language skills, but would like to learn the grammar rules well enough to polish his or her own writing and even edit or proofread others' writing.
Alternative courses:
If you have usage problems in your writing, we recommend the individualized course in which you learn only the usage rules that pertain to specific problems you display. The course is the
Basic Grammar Skills Tutorial course.
If you have few usage problems but would like to learn to proofread your writing better and would like to have a general survey of the grammar rules without learning them in-depth, we recommend the Editing, Polishing, and Proofreading Business Writing course. It explains the most important grammar rules briefly and teaches basic proofreading skills.
List of usage areas covered in the Basic Grammar for Business course:
Developing clear, correct sentences
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Writing subjects and verbs correctly
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Avoiding dangling and misplaced modifiers
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Using adverbs correctly
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Using modifiers correctly
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Avoiding passive voice
Using punctuation correctly
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Using apostrophes correctly
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Using semicolons correctly
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Using periods after polite questions
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Using dashes correctly
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Using quotation marks correctly
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Using colons correctly
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Avoiding comma overuse
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Commas with who and which
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Commas in a series
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Commas with parenthetical elements
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Commas with introductory elements
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Commas with dates
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Commas with coordinating conjunctions
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Commas with conjunctive Adverbs
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Commas with conjunctions
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Commas with restrictive and non-restrictive clauses
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Commas with appositives
Using other usage skills correctly
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Capitalizing correctly
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Using numbers correctly
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Keep constructions parallel
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Using "who" and "whom" correctly
Proofreading effectively
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Proofreading principles
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Proofreading techniques
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PREREQUISITES
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Basic command of the English language. Consistent problems in usage.
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TUITION
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$295
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TEXTS
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$72
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DURATION
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13 lessons, approximately 26 hours of study. All lessons must be completed within four months.
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ENROLLMENT AND START DATES
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Enrollment is currently open. Fill out the registration form at
https://www.writingtrainers.com/register/regiformdata.htm
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Your syllabus will be online as soon as possible after registration is finished. Complete lessons at your own pace, as long as you finish them within four months.
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