This course is part of the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation Specialization

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Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation SpecializationUniversity of California, Irvine

About this Course

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This is the second course in the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation specialty. In this course, you will learn about a lot of different ways to join ideas to make more complex and interesting sentences. You'll learn about two types of conjunctions, many other types of connectives, and adverb clauses. You'll also learn about how to punctuate all of these expressions and the types of sentences they create. All of this is grammar you must know to have a high fluency 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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Intermediate Level

Approx. 22 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish

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Course 2 of 4 in the

Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation Specialization

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Intermediate Level

Approx. 22 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Vietnamese, Korean, German, Russian, Turkish, English, Spanish

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University of California, Irvine

Since 1965, the University of California, Irvine has combined the strengths of a major research university with the bounty of an incomparable Southern California location. UCI’s unyielding commitment to rigorous academics, cutting-edge research, and leadership and character development makes the campus a driving force for innovation and discovery that serves our local, national and global communities in many ways.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

5 hours to complete

Conjunctions and Punctuation

In this first week, you will learn about the different types of conjunctions in English. You'll learn the meaning of each one and how to use them in sentences. You'll also learn how to punctuate sentences with conjunctions correctly.

5 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 29 min), 3 readings, 6 quizzes

7 videos

Course Introduction1m

Meet Your Teachers1m

Week 1 Introduction41s

Coordinate Conjunctions Lecture6m

Parallel Structure Lecture5m

Correlative Conjunctions Part 1 Lecture7m

Correlative Conjunctions Part 2 Lecture6m

3 readings

Conjunctions Practice40m

Parallel Structure Practice20m

Correlative Conjunctions Practice40m

4 practice exercises

Coordinate Conjunctions Practice Quiz30m

Parallel Structure Practice Quiz30m

Correlative Conjunctions Practice Quiz30m

Graded Quiz30m

Week

Week 2

7 hours to complete

Connectives and Punctuation

This week, you'll continue learning how to join ideas with correct grammar and punctuation. You'll learn about transition words and prepositional phrases and how to punctuate them correctly.

7 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 25 min), 4 readings, 6 quizzes

5 videos

Week 2 Introduction38s

Transitions: Meaning4m

Transitions: Punctuation and Placement6m

Prepositional Phrases6m

Avoiding Common Mistakes6m

4 readings

Transitions Practice40m

Transitions: Punctuation and Placement Practice40m

Prepositional Phrases Practice40m

Avoiding Common Mistakes Practice45m

5 practice exercises

Transition Meaning Practice Quiz30m

Transition Punctuation and Placement Practice Quiz30m

Prepositional Phrases Practice Quiz30m

Avoiding Common Mistakes Practice Quiz30m

Graded Quiz30m

Week

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Subordinating Conjunctions and Punctuation

This week, you'll start learning about writing complex sentences. Adding complex sentences to your skills will make your sentences have more variety. To learn about complex sentences, you'll find out what adverb clauses are and how to punctuate them in your sentences. Have fun!

5 hours to complete

4 videos (Total 19 min), 3 readings, 5 quizzes

4 videos

Week 3 Introduction31s

Introduction to Adverb Clauses6m

Adverb Clauses: Punctuation and Use6m

Avoiding Common Mistakes5m

3 readings

Introduction to Adverb Clauses Practice20m

Adverb Clause Practice45m

Avoiding Common Mistakes Practice40m

4 practice exercises

Adverb Clauses Practice Quiz30m

Adverb Clause Practice Quiz30m

Avoiding Common Mistakes Practice Quiz30m

Graded Quiz30m

Week

Week 4

5 hours to complete

Reduced Adverb Clauses and Punctuation

In the final week, you will learn a more advanced way to write complex sentences. You will do this by reducing the adverb clauses. Again, learning to do this will add variety to your speaking and writing. Enjoy the last week of the course!

5 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 26 min), 4 readings, 5 quizzes

5 videos

Week 4 Introduction23s

Introduction to Reduced Adverb Clauses5m

Adverbials Type 18m

Adverbials Type 26m

Adverbials Type 35m

4 readings

Adverbials Type 1 Practice40m

Adverbials Type 2 Practice20m

Adverbials Type 3 Practice40m

Learn More1m

4 practice exercises

Adverbials Type 1 Practice Quiz30m

Adverbials Type 2 Practice Quiz30m

Adverbials Type 3 Practice Quiz30m

Graded Quiz30m

About the Learn English: Advanced Grammar and Punctuation Specialization

This specialization follows our Learn English: Intermediate Grammar specialization and includes more advanced grammar concepts such as noun clauses and conditionals. You'll also learn how to blend verb tenses effectively and how to punctuate sentences correctly. This specialization is useful for non-native English speakers who want to improve their fluency or native speakers who want to improve their accuracy in using English for academic or professional purposes.

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Conjunctions, Connectives, and Adverb Clauses