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Business Communications Writing

Bad Grammar: How to Edit Your Own Writing

Learn how to fix writing mistakes that even GOOD writers make
Rating: 4.3 out of 54.3 (48 ratings)
471 students
Created by Anthony Garcia
Last updated 2/2020
English
English [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • How to write with clarity so readers can understand your message
  • How to identify and fix grammar mistakes that give readers a headache
  • How to avoid verb ambiguity so readers aren't left thinking "huh?"
  • How to gain the trust of your readers by using the proper tone in your language
  • How to break the rules of English grammar for stylistic effects
  • How to please your audience by writing with elegance

Requirements

  • A basic understanding of English
  • A desire to be a better writer or a love of language and written communication

Description

People would sooner point out a grammar mistake than actually consider your ideas. Unfair.

But that's how people are.

It's an unfortunate predicament:

  • A good employee doesn't get promoted because the bad grammar in their emails, memos, and reports screams "unprofessional" and "untrustworthy."

  • An aspiring fiction writer loses readers because of a lack of structure and elegance.

  • A hard-working blogger can't grow an audience because the writing is littered with ambiguity and poor word choice.

  • A smart student gets a "B" on the paper instead of an "A" because run-on sentences and comma splices distract from the argument.

I won't even mention what happens with social media posts. But there's no need to worry...

After taking this course, you will begin to write with confidence and clarity. You will communicate your ideas more effectively, and take your writing to a whole new level.

Check out the preview lessons!


Course Overview

  • Module 1 - Mistakes of Sentence Structure

  • Module 2 - Mistakes that Create Ambiguity

  • Module 3 - Mistakes of Word Usage

  • Module 4 - Bonus Material

Let's get started!

Who this course is for:

  • Corporate writers
  • Bloggers
  • Authors
  • Blog writers
  • Marketing executives
  • College and university students
  • Journalists
  • Businesses
  • Book writers
  • Job hunters
  • Other writing teachers

Course content

5 sections • 25 lectures • 2h 18m total length

  • Preview05:32
  • An Important Message About How to Use This Course
    00:57

  • How to Fix a Sentence Fragment - Finding the Missing Pieces So Readers Can Under
    11:11
  • Sentence Fragments Quiz
    8 questions
  • How to Spot a Run-on Sentence - And What to Do About It
    05:15
  • Run-on Sentences Quiz
    5 questions
  • How to Fix Comma Splices, So Readers Won't Get Distracted
    06:01
  • Comma Splices Quiz
    8 questions
  • How to Detect Sneaky Problems with Subject-Verb Agreement - Even Good Writers Ma
    07:22
  • Subject-Verb Agreement Quiz
    8 questions
  • Be Careful When Using "What," "All," and "None" as Subjects
    02:04
  • How to Fix Nonparallel Constructions--This Enhances Reader Comprehension and Ple
    05:42
  • Parallel Structure Quiz
    5 questions
  • How to Fix Danging Modifiers So Readers Aren't Left Hanging
    03:56
  • Dangling Modifiers Quiz
    5 questions
  • How to Keep "Myself" from Messing up Your Sentence
    03:43
  • "Myself" Quiz
    6 questions

  • Problems with Personal Pronoun Reference: How to Avoid Ambiguity
    06:43
  • Practice with Personal Pronoun Reference
    3 questions
  • How to Avoid Making Fuzzy Comparisons
    05:20
  • Fixing Fuzzy Comparisons
    3 questions
  • Preview04:06
  • Squinting Modifiers Quiz
    5 questions
  • How to Avoid Blind Spots when Using the Words "That" and "Which"
    07:40
  • The Ambiguous "This" - How One Simple Adjustment Can Save Your Readers a Lot of
    06:15
  • Preview06:55
  • How to Avoid Verb-Object Ambiguity
    03:14
  • Pay Close Attention to Where You Place These Words: "Not," "Only," and "Also."
    07:00

  • The Problem with Informal Language - And What to Do About It
    06:18
  • Preview05:56
  • Some Questionable "Errors" You Need to be Aware of
    04:40
  • Watch Out for Commonly Confused Words - Your Readers Will Notice Every Time
    07:07

  • Editing and Proofreading Tips That Will Save You Time and Trouble
    03:36
  • The Best Grammar Books and Resources
    01:40
  • Glossary of Terms Used in This Course
    09:48

Instructor

Anthony Garcia
Writing Instructor
Anthony Garcia
  • 4.3 Instructor Rating
  • 48 Reviews
  • 471 Students
  • 1 Course

Anthony has been teaching college English for over ten years. In that time, he's graded over 10,000 student essays, encouraging students to color their writing with not only precision and credibility but also pleasure and style. His example-based teaching style makes even complicated writing issues easy to understand and easy to fix.

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