Ess. Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation

In Essential Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation, you learn or relearn (as in review) parts of speech, parts of the sentence, types of phrases and clauses, grammar–usage rules, and punctuation rules.

Back to the course catalog

What will I learn in this essential grammar, usage, and punctuation course?

In this course, you review or relearn:

• Parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions
• Parts of the sentence: subjects, verbs, predicates, direct objects, indirect objects, object complements, subject complements
• Phrases and clauses: prepositional phrases, noun phrases, verb phrases, infinitive phrases, adjective phrases, adverb phrases, gerund phrases, participial phrases, appositives, noun clauses, adjective clauses, adverb clauses
• Grammar and usage rules: fragments, comma splices, subject–verb agreement, pronoun–antecedent agreement, who vs whom, problem modifiers, adjective and adverb formation, verb tense usage and formation, parallelism
• Punctuation: introductory-element commas, compound sentence commas, nonpunctuation of compound predicates, series commas, restrictive and nonrestrictive commas

What essential technical writing study resources are available?

You use these resources:

• links to informative web pages
• videos and transcripts of those videos
• interactive online exercises and quizzes for practice
• e-mail to your instructor when you have questions
• send your work to your instructor for review and revision if necessary

Register for this grammar, usage, and punctuation course!

Can I see some example units for this essential grammar, usage, and punctuation course?

• Grammar diagnostic: startup
• Exercise example

Can I have a look at the syllabus?

Essential Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation

What are the grade possibilities in this essential grammar, usage, and punctuation course?

Your instructor can write a document confirming which units you completed and evaluating any original project creation and writing you did in the course. In addition to sending you this document, your instuctor can send this document to your current or prospective employers.

If you are interested in letter, number, or pass/fail grade, contact admin@mcmassociates.io

What does this essential grammar, usage, and punctuation course cost?

McMurrey Associates $95 USD.
No other purchases necessary.

All work is available as online exercises and quizzes, which your instructor automatically receives and reviews. Your instructor is available many hours a week to answer your questions and provide help.

How does this essential grammar, usage, and punctuation course work?

• You have 93 days to complete the units of this course.
• You are welcome to work ahead of the schedule you see on your schedule page for this course. If you foresee needing extra time, contact admin@mcmassociates.io
• No refunds will be granted after the third day that you have access to this course.
• Unless results are automatic, your instructor will review, comment on, and return your work within three days of receipt. Expect an e-mail confirmation that your instructor has received your work.
• Your instructor is available many hours per week to answer your questions and provide other help. Setting up an appointment works best.
• The topics in this course are the most important at beginning and intermediate levels. You can request units on other topics; your instructor will consider adding them.
• Your instructor will gladly provide you with a letter describing the quality of your work in this course.
• Your instructor will make reasonable efforts to ensure your success in this course but can make no guarantees concerning your writing or career success outside of this course.

Register for this grammar, usage, and punctuation course!

How do I register and when do I start?

1. Click the registration link just above. Once we receive your payment for this course, you receive a link in which you select a start date. Your schedule is then set up for you with due dates starting 3 days from the start date you selected.
2. For each unit:
   1. you do some reading, watch some videos to learn concepts and procedures for that unit. (You can skip units for whatever reason, but if you need a recommendation, your instructor will mention those omissions.)
   2. Use whichever software you prefer.
   3. you then practice the concepts and procedures of that unit. The videos show you step by step how to do the practice work for that unit.
   4. you send the practice work to your instructor, who reviews and comments, and if necessary explains revisions needed. You repeat the revision–review cycle until you get it right. (You can choose not to revise—it's your course, your money.)

Information and programs provided by admin@mcmassociates.io.