Introduction

• What we are going to cover today

Prioritising the course objectives

• Do you have specific grammar 'issues'?

• What would you like to achieve today?

A grounding in English grammar

• Verbs are the champions

• Nouns and pronouns and..abstract noun clusters

• Adjectives and adverbs: use with care

• Prepositions and conjunctions: new directions

Spelling and punctuation

• Getting the most from a spell checker and avoiding the most common pitfalls

• Using a thesaurus properly

• Getting to grips with punctuation including the rights and wrongs of using full stops, commas, apostrophes, hyphens, colons and semi colons

Writing clearly and simply

• Sentences and how to structure them effectively

• Avoiding common pitfalls like non agreement of subject/verb, misplaced phrases and dangling participles

• Plain English overview and how it links with the principles covered during the day

Recap, action plan and conclusion

This Grammar in a Morning course concentrates on practical application rather than theory. A significant part of the morning is spent doing a wide variety of activities applying the theory within a business context.

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