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LERN 1220: Word Level Grammar
Effective date
February 2021
Department
LERN UGotClass
School
Continuing Studies
Description
Get reacquainted with the parts of speech. Don't worry! There's no painful memorizing involved. With these fundamentals in your back pocket, you'll learn how to choose the right word from pairs that sound alike, but have very different meanings.
Then you'll learn about subjects and predicates, the very foundation of sound sentence structure. You will build a grammar vocabulary and discover the value of using a dictionary as an everyday grammar research tool.
This course is offered in partnership with Learning Education Resource Network - UGotClass. For more information see http://yougotclass.org/index.cfm/VCC
Credits
0.0
Year of study
General Interest
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Understand parts of speech and the role of each in a sentence.
- Recognize and correctly use commonly mixed-up words.
- Gain command of the apostrophe to make contractions and possessives.
- Locate subjects and predicates and understand their place in sentence structure.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 16
Total Hours: 16
Total Hours: 16
Instructional Strategies
Grading System
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Passing grade
S - based on:1. Make at least one comment every week in the discussion.
Evaluation Plan
None
Course topics
- Parts of Speech Verbs, Nouns, and Pronouns Adjectives and Adverbs Conjunctions, Prepositions, and Interjections
- Mixed-up Words Homophones Contractions vs. Possessive Pronouns Other Confusables
- Contractions and Possessives Common Contractions Regular Possessives Irregular and Unusual Possessives
- Subjects and Predicates Getting to Know Subjects and Predicates Predicate Basics: Action Verbs and Linking Verbs Compound Predicates and Verb Phrases Subject Basics: Nouns and Pronouns
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.