About this course: This is the second course in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation specialty. In this course, you will learn about a lot of different ways to join ideas to make more complex and interesting sentences. You'll learn about two types of conjunctions, many other types of connectives, and adverb clauses. You'll also learn about how to punctuate all of these expressions and the types of sentences they create. All of this is grammar you must know to have a high fluency in English. Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version.

Created by: University of California, Irvine

Taught by: Tamy Chapman, Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Division of Continuing Education
Taught by: Emily Ellis, Instructor, International Programs
University of California Irvine Extension

Basic Info	Course 2 of 4 in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation Specialization.
Level	Intermediate
Commitment	4-5 hours/week for 4 weeks
Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings	4.7 stars Average User Rating 4.7See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Conjunctions and Punctuation

In this first week, you will learn about the different types of conjunctions in English. You'll learn the meaning of each one and how to use them in sentences. You'll also learn how to punctuate sentences with conjunctions correctly.

7 videos, 3 readings, 3 practice quizzes

Graded: Conjunctions Assignment

Graded: Graded Quiz

WEEK 2

Connectives and Punctuation

This week, you'll continue learning how to join ideas with correct grammar and punctuation. You'll learn about transition words and prepositional phrases and how to punctuate them correctly.

5 videos, 4 readings, 4 practice quizzes

Graded: Transitions and Prepositional Phrases Assignment

Graded: Graded Quiz

WEEK 3

Subordinating Conjunctions and Punctuation

This week, you'll start learning about writing complex sentences. Adding complex sentences to your skills will make your sentences have more variety. To learn about complex sentences, you'll find out what adverb clauses are and how to punctuate them in your se...

4 videos, 3 readings, 3 practice quizzes

Graded: Adverb Clauses Assignment

Graded: Graded Quiz

WEEK 4

Reduced Adverb Clauses and Punctuation

In the final week, you will learn a more advanced way to write complex sentences. You will do this by reducing the adverb clauses. Again, learning to do this will add variety to your speaking and writing. Enjoy the last week of the course!

5 videos, 4 readings, 3 practice quizzes

Graded: Adverbials Assignment

Graded: Graded Quiz

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