Grammar skills

1 Day

What you will learn:

This course is ideal for anyone who
missed out on grammar at school, or those who need to
refresh their skills. Delegates will learn the core principles of
punctuation, spelling and grammar. This is your chance to
sort out some of those universal problems including words
that are often misused and confused.

Workshop content includes:

• The myths of school English
• The rules – and when you can break them
• Common grammarspeak – and what it means for you
• Punctuation – how and when to use it
• Sorting out tenses
• Using adjectives and adverbs
• The dangers of clichés and puns
• Starting sentences with ‘and’ or ‘but’
• The dangers of relying on spelling and grammar checkers
• Analysis of your writing — how to avoid common errors
Not for: Those who are confident that their grammar is perfect