Grammar Review 2—The Masterclass

Master the next level of grammar, avoid mistakes that land agencies in court, and write documents that stand up to scrutiny.

When you look at grammar reference manuals, do you find yourself confused? We focus on patterns and purpose to make deeper grammar rules easy to understand and apply.

This one-day workshop covers complex grammar, word usage, spelling, and sentence structure. This includes pronouns; adjectives; adverbs; prepositions and prepositional phrases.

We then cover subject/verb agreement; dependent and independent clauses; and sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices. Everything covered in this fast-paced workshop has a practical application for workplace writers.

You don’t have to take Grammar 1 before Grammar 2, but many learners do. Both courses stand alone, and they’re better together. Look at the topics covered and choose one or both to reach your next skill level.

Course Duration: 1 Day |7 hours
Participants: Up to 28
Audience: Public sector employees who write, edit, proofread, or prepare final copy for distribution or publication.

Course Scope

This one-day workshop covers the basics of grammar, word usage, spelling, and sentence structure to include pronouns; adjectives; adverbs; prepositions and prepositional phrases; subject/verb agreement; dependent and independent clauses; and sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices. Everything covered in this fast-paced workshop has a practical application for writers. We don’t require Grammar Review – Part 1 before this class, but it helps.

NOTE:  This course supports the principles of Plain Talk.

Performance Objectives

A blend of lecture, activity, exercises, feedback, and discussion helps learners gain and use these writing skills.

  • Understand the use of grammar in writing.
  • Use pronouns correctly by number, gender, person, and case.
  • Recognize and use adjectives, articles, and pronoun adjectives correctly.
  • Recognize and use adverbs correctly in informal and formal writing.
  • Use and properly punctuate prepositions and prepositional phrases.
  • Find verbs and write with proper subject/verb agreement.
  • Locate and punctuate sentence parts: dependent and independent clauses.
  • Find sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices.
  • Write complete sentences in plain talk.

Competencies covered in this course: Written Communication

Resources

Write Words provides a computer lab for live revision courses within 50 miles of Olympia, WA. Laptops provided for regional agencies beyond 50 miles when possible, by request. We also provide workbooks and all materials needed.

Host agencies provide a projection system that we can use to present from a laptop. We can use anything you have: a Smartboard, smart TV, or projector system with Display Port, HDMI, wireless, or VGA connection.

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