Grammar Skills: Writing Effective Sentences

Outline

1. Contents
2. Description
3. Audience
4. Prerequisites
5. Objectives
6. Topics Include
7. Duration
8. Minimum Requirements
9. Media

Description

In Grammar Skills: The Parts of Speech, participants learn about grammatical organization and become proficient at identifying and properly using the eight parts of speech: nouns, verbs, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.

Audience

Managers and employees who want to improve their grammar skills.

Prerequisites

(Currently no course prerequisite information)

Objective

• Create and use the plural and possessive forms of nouns.
• Select and apply verb tenses.
• Use different cases and forms of pronouns.
• Create positive, comparative, and superlative degrees of adverbs and adjectives.
• Form and use prepositional phrases.

Topics Include

Unit 1: Background Information

• List the levels of grammatical organization.
• List the eight parts of speech.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will be meeting with Pam Armstrong, Icon International's Knowledge Manager, to explore the benefits of studying grammar. Through your questions, you will identify what you need to know in order to write clearly.

Unit 2: Nouns and Verbs

• Create the plural form of nouns.
• Form possessive nouns correctly.
• Classify verbs as transitive, intransitive, or linking.
• Create the present and past participle forms of verbs.
• Use progressive and perfect verb tenses.
• Use participles, gerunds, and infinitives correctly.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will meet with Marcus Robinson, one of Icon's Information Services Editors. You will be demonstrating your understanding of nouns and verbs.

Unit 3: Pronouns, Adjectives, and Adverbs

• List the pronoun categories.
• Use singular and plural forms of first, second, and third person pronouns.
• Use the different cases of pronouns correctly.
• Create positive, comparative, and superlative degrees of adjectives and adverbs.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will meet with William White, one of Icon's Information Services Editors. You will be practicing your skills using pronouns, adjectives, and adverbs.

Unit 4: Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

• Use prepositional phrases correctly.
• List the four types of conjunctions.
• Punctuate conjunctions properly.
• Use interjections properly.
• Simulation Overview:
• In this simulation, you will be meeting with Monica Ramirez, one of Icon's Information Services Editors. You will be practicing your skills using prepositions, conjunction, and interjections.

Duration

2

Minimum Requirements

Minimum System Requirements: (Server)

• Microsoft NT 4.0 Server running Microsoft’s Internet Information Server (IIS) 4.0 (Service Pack 4 or newer)
• 200 MHz Pentium Processor Computer with a least 64 MB of RAM
• 15 MB of hard drive space per Audio Enhanced version
• 5 MB of hard drive space per Graphic Enhanced version
Minimum Playback Requirements: (Client)

• Netscape 4.064.X with JVM 1.1.5 or higher.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pak 2 with latest JVM from Microsoft.
• 100 MHz Pentium Processor Computer with at least 16 MB of RAM
• Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
• 800 X 600 monitor at 16 bit color depth
• Sound Card and Speakers

• Netscape 4.064.X with JVM 1.1.5 or higher.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.01 Service Pak 2 with latest JVM from Microsoft.
• Pentium Processor Computer with at least 16 MB of RAM
• Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
• 800 X 600 monitor

• Latest JVM from Microsoft
• 100 MHz Pentium Processor Computer with at least 16 MB of RAM
• Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
• 800 X 600 monitor at 16 bit color depth
• Sound Card and Speakers (optional)
CDROM Playback Specifications

Pentium Processor 166 MHz Computer
Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000
800x600; 16bit color
16 MB of RAM
At least 5 MB of hard drive space
Note: QuickTime requires an additional 20MB on the first install
Double speed CDROM drive
16bit sound card with speakers

Media

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