Using the Parts of Speech


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Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
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Overview/Description
Effective business writing is one of the most important communication skills in the workplace today. By writing well, using clear sentences and correct grammar, you can ensure your message is communicated to and understood by your intended audience. Unfortunately, the opposite is also true – poorly structured sentences can not only cause confusion, but may also damage your reputation. In this course, you’ll learn about the fundamental elements for better writing – the parts of speech. These are the building blocks of sentences, so learning about them can help you skillfully combine words into meaningful sentences. This course describes the eight parts of speech and shows how to use them effectively and correctly.

Target Audience
Anyone who wants to refresh or refine their basic business grammar skills for any kind of business writing, from e-mail and memos to reports and presentations

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Using the Parts of Speech

  • identify the parts of speech in a given sentence
  • recognize the correct use of nouns in given sentences
  • identify correct use of perfect and progressive tenses
  • recognize how modal verbs are being used in given sentences
  • distinguish between active and passive voice
  • recognize the correct use of adjectives and adverbs in given sentences
  • recognize how to use the parts of speech
  • Course Number:
    acm_04_a01_bs_enus

    Expertise Level
    Everyone