Grammar and Punctuation
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A comprehensive one-day workshop with a detailed manual,
relevant exercises and ongoing support.
This course is designed for anyone who needs to write in a clear and professional manner at work but finds that they have gaps in their understanding of English grammar and punctuation.
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Further Details
What does it cover?
Introduction
Why grammar and punctuation matter
Why so many people are unsure of the rules
Grammar group discussion
Is grammar difficult?
What is myth and what matters?
Changes in a living language modern practice
Revision of key terms
Nouns
Pronouns
Adjectives
Verbs
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Common confusions with easy answers
Collective nouns
Subject and verb agreement
Pronoun problems
Misused comparisons
Misused modifiers
Positioning only
Faulty tense shifts
Misused capital letters
That and which
I and me
Who and whom
Some myths
Hanging prepositions
Split infinitives
Troublesome words
Commonly misused words
Commonly misspelt words
Removing redundant words and phrases
Punctuation group discussion
The role of punctuation
How punctuation affects clarity
Differentiating errors from personal style
The pitfalls of primary-school rules
Punctuation before and and but
The breathing comma
Single and double quotation marks
Other examples
A review of punctuation marks
Full stops, sentences and paragraphs
Commas
Semicolons
Colons
Question marks
Exclamation marks
Apostrophes
Quotation marks and italics
Hyphens and other dashes
Punctuating lists and bullet points
This Training Course is taught in classrooms in the following locations:
Manchester
Bristol
Exeter
London WC
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