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Provided by: Serebra Learning Corporation Grammar Skills - Punctuation, Mechanics, and SpellingUnfiled |
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Professionals are required to communicate effectively. In doing so they must have a good understanding of proper grammar skills. This course covers punctuation and mechanics synonyms antonyms and homonyms as well as commonly misused and misspelled words.
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Audience
Professionals who want to learn or improve their business writing skills. Course Prerequisites: The Grammar Skills series will provide professionals with the necessary skills to write and communicate using proper grammar. This 3-part series is an "upgrade" to the current BPD Grammar Skills Series.
Objective
Upon completion of this course the student will learn:
- To identify guidelines for using appropriate words when writing.
- To identify types of words to avoid when writing.
- To identify rules for using commas.
- To identify guidelines for using semicolons.
- To identify guidelines for using colons.
- To identify features of synonyms and antonyms.
- To identify correct uses of homonyms.
- To match commonly misused words with their descriptions.
- To identify guidelines for attaching prefixes and suffixes to words.
- To identify spelling guidelines.
Topics Include
Unit 1: Word Choice
- Identify guidelines for using appropriate words when writing.
- Identify types of words to avoid when writing.
Unit 2: Punctuation and Mechanics
- Identify rules for using commas.
- Identify guidelines for using semicolons.
- Identify guidelines for using colons.
- Identify guidelines for using dashes and hyphens.
- Distinguish between parentheses and brackets.
- Identify guidelines for using apostrophes.
- Identify guidelines for using end punctuation marks.
- Identify guidelines for using quotation marks.
- Identify guidelines for using ellipses and italics.
- Identify guidelines for writing numbers correctly.
- Identify rules for using capitals.
Unit 3: Synonyms Antonyms and Homonyms
- Identify features of synonyms and antonyms.
- Identify correct uses of homonyms.
Unit 4: Misused and Misspelled Words
- Match commonly misused words with their descriptions.
- Identify guidelines for attaching prefixes and suffixes to words.
- Identify spelling guidelines.
Duration
3 Hours
Minimum Requirements
The CDROM version of this course requires:
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
- At least a double speed CDROM drive.
- An MPC compliant sound card with attached speakers or headphones is recommended (Currently only the CDROM version supports audio).
- At least a 486DX 33Mhz CPU.
- Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher and a Microsoft compatible mouse.
- At least 8MB RAM and 22MB available hard disk space or file server space.
- At least VGA graphics capability with a minimum 512K video RAM (1MB video RAM recommended).
Media
CDROM
Web Based Training
Serebra Learning Corporation 119 - 7565 132nd Street Surrey BC V3W 1K5 Canada
