Grammar on the Rocks™This intensive half-day refresher focuses on what you must know about grammar
This intensive half-day refresher focuses on what you have to know about grammar. You don't need to know everything, but you do need to know how to prevent 'grammatical rocks' from damaging you. Major, minor and submerged 'grammar rocks' all have the potential to dent your confidence and sink your credibility.
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Pronoun, Apostrophe, Plural, Subject-Verb Agreement, Verbal Gerbil, Colon, Semicolon, Punctuation of Lists, Was/Were, I/Me, Myself, Which/That/Who/Whom, Hyphens, And/But, Ellipsis, Full Stops and more...
...some of those will have filled you with dread!
Grammar on the Rocks™ is a practical approach to understanding the rules of grammar. It will actively improve your understanding and use of grammar without bombarding you with too much information.
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Brush up on your basic grammar skills by going over the fine points that people always seem to get wrong, in just half a day!
Course content
Intensive half-day in-house course
Refresher - this quick refresher will speed up your understanding and your ability to write and edit: covering nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and pronouns.
Major Rocks - the essentials: apostrophes, plurals, subject-verb agreement and poor verbal grammar.
Minor Rocks - these items will come in handy when those who know their grammar may react negatively to your mistakes. This covers: colons, semicolons, punctuation of lists, using the right words in a sentence and hyphen usage.
Submerged Rocks - not commonly known, not even by some experts! Learn where to add prepositions and avoid split infinitives.
Benefits of this course
- See business results from your improved grammar.
- Impress your customers, colleagues and superiors.
- Brush up on your basics - build on what you already know.
- Never rely on the PC to correct your grammar.
- Improve your business writing.
- Speed up your writing and your editing.
- The 26 page reference guide: Go away with an easy to use guide that won't fill your desk or, like most grammar books, cause more confusion.
"Excellent refresher on common pitfalls of grammar." Accountant, Financial Establishment
Who should attend?
This programme has been designed to benefit anyone who feels they need to brush up on their grammar.
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