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LERN 1230: Sentence Level Grammar
Effective date
March 2021
Department
LERN UGotClass
School
Continuing Studies
Description
Discover the magic to work with sentence grammar. First, you will look at various kinds of incomplete sentences—also known as sentence fragments. You’ll learn how to rewrite them to make them whole. Next, find out about run-on sentences—those sentences that keep going on and on. You will develop techniques for punctuating or separating them into new sentences.
Then, explore the power of verbs and discover how the various verb forms keep sentences moving along and placed in time. Finally, you'll learn about all of the pronoun groups and how to determine a pronoun's proper form in a sentence.
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:
- Spot sentence fragments and rework them into complete sentences.
- Identify run-ons and learn how to correct them.
- Get familiar with standard verb forms in simple and complex tenses.
- Discover pronoun groups and forms and apply them correctly.
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
- Sentence Fragments Missing Subject Missing Predicate Understanding Clauses Fragment Clues Acceptable Sentence Fragments
- Run-on Sentences Punctuation Fixes Punctuation Plus Conjunction Rewriting
- Standard Verb Forms Person and Number Tense, Voice, and Mood Power of Verbs Simple Tenses Perfect Tenses
- Pronouns Personal Pronouns Compounds and Partners Possessive Pronouns Other Pronoun Groups
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.