Course Description

Do you need a refresher course in basic punctuation and grammar?  Is your business writing, school writing or personal writing a disaster and you're tired of stressing over mistakes?  Improper grammar and punctuation is a sign for some people, right or wrong, that you may be less educated or less intelligent.
 
Your writing reflects more about your personality than you realize: it reflects your attention to detail, your education and how you think.  Even the most basic writing -- like thank-you notes and emails -- can be sabotaged by just one grammatical error.  In the business world, this can give clients the impression that you aren't careful.  If your work is as sloppy as your writing, you aren't the person they want to hire or promote.
 
This online punctuation and grammar course will help you learn what you need to polish your grammar and punctuation skills to academic and professional levels. Punctuation and Grammar 101 is divided into two subjects which focus on grammar and punctuation topics. At the end of each lesson will be a brief quiz and/or assignment based on the lesson material.  Your knowledgeable and caring instructor will review and grade all work and you can ask questions anytime.

Isn't it time to finally master the critical writing skills of grammar and punctuation? So join us today. As always, you can attend this course at the times that fit your schedule. Our system requires no special software or hardware, so why not enroll today and become informed and inspired?
  • Completely Online
  • Self-Paced
  • 6 Months to Complete
  • 24/7 Availability
  • Start Anytime
  • PC & Mac Compatible
  • Android & iOS Friendly
  • Accredited CEUs
Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Define, recognize, and correctly use the subject and predicate.
  • Define, recognize, and correctly use nouns and pronouns.
  • Define, recognize, and correctly use verb tenses.
  • Identify common irregular verbs.
  • Define, recognize, and correctly use adjectives and adverbs.
  • Define, recognize, and correctly use prepositions and prepositional phrases.
  • Identify the clause.
  • Define, recognize, and correctly use periods, commas, apostrophes, colons, semicolons, hyphens, question marks, and quotation marks.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 
 

Assessment Guide

Assessment Points
Introductions 1 points
Lesson 2 Exercise: Subject Verb Agreement 8 points
Lesson 2 Exercise: Subject and Predicate Agreement 10 points
Lesson 2 Exam 13 points
Lesson 3 Exercise: Pronoun Use 7 points
Lesson 3 Exercise: Using the Correct Pronoun 10 points
Lesson 3 Exercise: Pronoun Substitution 10 points
Lesson 3 Exercise: Find the Subject Noun 10 points
Lesson 3 Exam 9 points
Lesson 4 Exercise: Find the Verb 15 points
Lesson 4 Exercise: Simple Present Verb Tenses 10 points
Lesson 4 Exam 7 points
Lesson 5 Exercise: Irregular Verbs 10 points
Lesson 6 Exercise: Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs 20 points
Lesson 6 Exercise: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives 10 points
Lesson 6 Exam 10 points
Lesson 7 Exercise: Identify the Preposition 20 points
Lesson 7 Exam 14 points
Lesson 8 Exam 12 points
Your Current Punctuation Skills 2 points
Lesson 10 Exercise: Sentence Punctuation 10 points
Lesson 10 Exam 10 points
Lesson 11 Exercise: Comma Usage 10 points
Lesson 11 Exam 14 points
Lesson 12 Exercise: Using Apostrophes 10 points
Lesson 12 Exam 12 points
Lesson 13 Exam 9 points
Lesson 14 Exercise: Hyphen Usage 10 points
Lesson 14 Exam 10 points
Lesson 15 Exam 8 points
FINAL EXAM 98 points
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