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Grammar and Punctuation

Academic English: Writing,

Course 1: Grammar and Punctuation Do you need to review English grammar? Have you forgotten the grammar you once studied? If so, this course is perfect for you. The first course in this specialization is a refresher on some tools needed for good writing. It will help prepare you for the other courses. You will need about 10 hours to complete this first course. Writing is a skill and to learn a skill well, you need to practice. In this course, you will watch short video lectures and then practice and discuss what you have learned. Make sure you take good notes and use the peer discussions to ask questions. Then you'll be able to remember the rules you learn in this course when you start writing essays in the next course. After completing this course, you will be able to: - identify the correct verb tenses to use - use commas effectively - utilize several different sentence types - write more effectively in English Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version.

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Rating 4.7 based on 2,431 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort 4 weeks of study, 4-5 hours/week
Starts Jul 3 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $69
From University of California, Irvine via Coursera
Instructors Tamy Chapman, Helen Nam, Brad Gilpin
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Language English
Subjects Languages Humanities
Tags Personal Development Language Learning Learning English

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grammar and punctuation

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It has been quite a few years since I studied grammar and punctuation, and I found that I had forgotten certain rules.

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Punctuation part was really good The first course in English Grammar and Punctuation that I find helpful.

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parallel structure

It has helped me with writing complex sentences and adhering to parallel structure when writing essays.

Also, I learned about parallel structure and how to use them in my writing.

However, it's a nice short course where I learned a lot about Parallel Structures and commas.

I learned several fundamental aspects in this course, like about tenses, proper punctuation, and about usage of parallel structure etc.

[Parallel Structure]It uses some conjunctions like and, but, both....and..., not only...but also...[Sentence Variety]Use the different 4 types English sentence style, simple, compound, complex and compound-complex to enrich your writing.

After this course, I was able to use interrupting phrase, transition words, parallel structure, and sentence variety much better.

The minor comment, combining the subject of variety of sentences with commas and parallel structures could be a bit overloading.

Some places I lack using some correct verbs and sometimes not seeing parallel structure of the sentence, this course is helping me identifying those areas which are needed to be corrected.

This course helped clarify the uses of commas and semi-colons and the structure of parallel structures in sentences.

Great course to learn about types of verbs, conjunctions, punctuation (commas), sentence varieties and, parallel structure.

After finished this course , I understand so many topics like; types of sentences, about using commas, clauses, and parallel structure.

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verb tenses

It will teach you a lot about the verb tenses, punctuation, and structure.

In order to grasp the first module about verb tenses, I had to do some background research on different grammatical structures.

This course has highlighted some important aspects in writing such as verb tenses, complex and compound sentences, conjunctions, parallel structure, and sentences variety;nevertheless, the videos were all helpful.

The course professor was excellent and made the rules on commas and parallel structure as well as verb tenses seem so simple.

Very useful and straightforward course on the basics of grammar (but just the basics of Verb Tenses; was expecting more of it in terms of grammar topics - Passive voice, Conditionals, Reported speech etc.

Good english course for starters Great and useful course, really helps to understand how the grammar and punctuation works, focuses on correct use of verb tenses as well.

In particular it's good to better understand punctuation and verb tenses.

I feel there is a lot more to grammar than what is provided; however, this is a great start for anyone looking to polish up on verb tenses, basic sentence structure and punctuation.

For me, this training course has clarified that how to use correct verb tenses, correct punctuation, good parallel structure, and good sentence variety ,better than before.

It's an important course to understand the fundamental of verb tenses, punctuation and conjunctions.

A perfect review on verb tenses, different types of all conjunctions, correct uses of punctuation, and a variety of sentence structures make the course unique and useful for everybody who wants to start academic writing.

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excelente curso

Excelente curso.

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Excelente curso para aprender las técnicas básicas de una buena escritura en inglés.

useful Excelente curso It's knowledgeable and interesting Amazing class!

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The contents seemed too simple for preparing academic writing; however, it is still va Excelente curso!!

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Excelente curso, supremamente explicativo Many thanks to you all.

great topic to discuss This is an amazing course Me parece un excelente curso, sin embargo se debe tener un muy buen manejo del ingles para poder ejecutarlo, no es facil y en este momento no tengo este manejo en ese idioma.

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improve their writing skills

HelloIt is an excellent course for those who want to improve their writing skills.

It's a good course, and it has a good structure to push student forward to improve their writing skills.

The course is useful especially for individuals who are trying to improve their writing skills.

it was easy and interesting What an amazing course, I would highly recommend this to anyone who is looking to improve their writing skills.

I strongly recommend this course for anyone who'd like to improve their writing skills.

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university of california

Could have been a bit more challenging considering it was created by a University of California school.

Thank you very much to University of California and Coursera.

I give 5 stars to this course, I want to say thank to University of California, Irvine that i can improve my english grammar I very liked this course and the teacher Tamy Chapman Review comments:What I learn most form this course is parallel structure and sentence variety lessons in Week 4.

I like the way that the course was done ,thanks to all of the team (University of California, Irvine) ,you are doing a great work.

Thanks a million to Tamy Chapman and the University of California Irvine.

Enjoyed it a lot - Thank you, University of California!

Thanks, University of California!

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feel more confident

To be honest, it is not 5 star, for me, because I believe that if it had a specialised tutor, I could feel more confident about my learning.

I have always struggled with punctuation in English; now I feel more confident!

I feel more confident to continue taking advanced writing course; moreover, writing seems less stressful.

Now I feel more confident in the way I write sentences.

The course was excellent and I feel more confident with my writing.I am looking forward to improving my style with the following course of this series.

Now, I feel more confident about my writing skils.

I feel more confident in punctuating my statements and use the connectors correctly.

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brush up

Great for advanced writers Nice brush up on some long-lost grammar rules.

I wanted to brush up my own academic writing skills so I could guide my students more effectively.

I was able to brush up my grammar rules and punctuation through the course.

I really recommend this course if you need to brush up on your grammar and punctuation.

I give my strong recommendation about this course to all of you who want to improve your English skills A good course to brush up on your grammar.

I would boastly recommend this course to the people who want to brush up their grammar and punctuation for better communication.

Excellent course to brush up your grammar and punctuation.

This is an excellent refresher course to brush up on grammar and punctuation.

A very nice and useful course Whether you have never studied grammar and punctuation, or you need to brush up on your previous knowledge, this course is perfect to learn quickly and precisely.

An excellent way to brush up on your Grammar skills!

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different types of sentences

It was great for revision and I learned a lot about punctuation and different types of sentences.

It is very useful for everyone who in any way writes mails Very good This course has improved my writing and my understanding to different types of sentences.

There is so much focus on commas which is so helpful as well as the different types of sentences, so it forms a good base if you want to do more advanced grammar later on.

This firs part of the course helped me to understand the different types of sentences and use them to improve my writing skills.

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tamy chapman

Thank you very much to UCI, Tamy Chapman and everyone else involved in this project!

Thanks both Tamy Chapman for your excellent lessons and my helpful peels for your reliable comments.

Thanks to our instructor, Tamy Chapman.

I am really thankful to my Professor Tamy Chapman for the wonderful lecture.

Tamy Chapman was awesome at teaching me.

First, I want to thanks Tamy Chapman.

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high school

But I think it's more suitable for high school students, as the course's content is simple.

I’m equipped with a masters degree in English, and have a very valuable experience in teaching high school level & college level students.

If you want to know more about grammar, good (be sure to bone up through, because she assumes a lot about what you might remember from high school and for those of us over 40 ... hmmm).If you want to feel inspired to write something of value and interest to yourself or others, not so good.Over all I would not recommend this course or series of courses.

An excellent course to refresh what you have learned during your high school days.

In the last couple of weeks, I have learned more about grammar than any other classes that I had taken in high school.

It was a great refresher to what I learned in high school.

Highly recommended, I speak good english, but need to learn the grammar rules that I procacinated on learning in high school.

Recommend this to anyone that hasn't taken a writing class since high school.

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well done

well done I love this teaching a lot!

great Course Well done.

This was a very well done course with many different ways to practice the skills being taught.

Totally recomended for those who would like to review basic rules and gain some knowledge ;) Well done.

Well done!

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Rating 4.7 based on 2,431 ratings
Length 5 weeks
Effort 4 weeks of study, 4-5 hours/week
Starts Jul 3 (43 weeks ago)
Cost $69
From University of California, Irvine via Coursera
Instructors Tamy Chapman, Helen Nam, Brad Gilpin
Download Videos On all desktop and mobile devices
Language English
Subjects Languages Humanities
Tags Personal Development Language Learning Learning English

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