# Grammar Essentials

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## Overview

### Grammar Classes for Adults in NYC

Develop proficiency in essential grammar topics during this seven-hour course. You'll review punctuation rules, word choice,  and writing techniques to improve your business writing skills. While our other courses help you with ideas and structure, this grammar course will help you with the technical aspects and details.

To present your message effectively, you need to avoid misspelled words, misused words, and run-on sentences. By the end of Grammar Essentials, you'll be able to identify parts of speech and avoid common errors. You'll also learn techniques to edit and polish your writing.

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## What you'll learn

- Examine nouns, pronouns, and verbs
- Identify adjectives and adverbs
- Identify prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections
- Identify some important rules of grammar and some commonly made grammatical errors
- Identify grammar rules regarding correct punctuation
- Identify problematic sentence fragments, run-ons, and comma splices
- Identify effective methods of rewriting sentences so that they are clear and complete
- Identify methods for improving word choices
- Identify methods for building effective sentences
- Identify methods for editing text effectively

## Curriculum

#### Identifying Nouns, Pronouns, and Verbs

- Identify Parts of Speech
- Use Nouns
- Use Pronouns
- Use Verbs

#### Identifying Adjectives and Adverbs

- Use Adjectives
- Use Adverbs

#### Identifying Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Interjections

- Use Prepositions
- Use Conjunctions
- Use Interjections

#### Identifying Rules

- Monitor Sentence Structure
- Monitor Modifiers
- Avoid Common Errors

#### Identifying Correct Punctuation

- Use Parentheses Correctly
- Use Commas, Semicolons, Colons, Em Dashes, and Quotation Marks Correctly
- Use Numbers, Symbols, and Capitalization Correctly

#### Identifying Sentence Fragments, Run-ons, and Comma Splices

- Identify and Resolve Sentence Fragments
- Identify and Resolve Run-ons and Comma Splices

#### Improving Word Choices

- Identify Commonly Misused Words
- Identify Synonyms, Antonyms, and Homonyms

#### Writing Effectively

- Write with Purpose
- Consider the Audience
- Consider the Context

#### Editing Effectively

- Use Correct Spelling
- Check Your Work

#### Appendix A: Commonly Misspelled Words

## Schedule
- Jul 10, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Aug 24, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Sep 8, 2026 8:30am–4:00pm — NYC
- Oct 14, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC
- Dec 2, 2026 10:00am–5:00pm — NYC

## Pricing

**Tuition:** $325