
Identify the nine parts of speech and explore how each word type functions in English, including articles, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections.
Diagnostic assessment B guides learners to identify and correct word form errors in a student writing sample by selecting the right noun, verb, or adjective, for example contributor and advantages.
examine how english marks number, distinguishing singular and plural through count and non-count nouns, verb agreement, and context, with examples like chairs, milk, and deer.
Form the plural by adding s, and use -es for x, ch, sh, ss, or s endings, including o to -es, f or fe -ves, and y to -ies.
Explore irregular plurals in English, from man to men and child to children, and review curriculum and its irregular plural curricula alongside theses.
Explore adjective pronouns—possessive, distributive, demonstrative, and indefinite—learn how they function like pronouns and adjectives, with subject-verb agreement guidance and practical examples.
Learn the basics of the verb, including active, neuter, and passive forms with clear examples. Understand number and person, singular and plural, and the third-person 's' in present tense.
Explore the present simple and present progressive tenses, including routine actions, general rules, states, and the immediate future, and learn the be plus -ing form for ongoing actions.
Learn present perfect and present perfect progressive: form with have/has plus past participle or been plus present participle, with functions for ongoing actions, recently completed actions, and unspecified past occurrences.
Demonstrate common preposition patterns with verbs and gerunds, such as listening to music and looking at your schedule, and explain when to use since and for with dates and durations.
Explain how subordinate and coordinating conjunctions work, showing that dependent clauses need main clauses, and demonstrate punctuation and word choice with since, so, although, and the Oxford comma.
This is a foundational course for ALL English courses, particularly writing and reading courses. This course offers a bold introduction to the building blocks of English grammar, in other words, the Nine Parts of Speech (i.e. articles, nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, conjunctions, and interjections).
What you will learn:
What they are and how to recognize them
Basic rules for using them like native speakers
How to identify and correct mistakes related to them
After you enrol in this course, you will have access to:
3 hours of pre-recorded lectures (with edited captions)
Over 100 PowerPoint slides including simplified rules and easy examples
8 comprehensive error correction assignments targeting the most frequently made student mistakes
13 multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank quizzes
7 days a week online instructor support
About the instructor:
Energetic and innovative Canadian English language professional with 10 years of experience teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) to adolescents and adults in prestigious universities and institutions in Canada and abroad. Driven to deliver engaging lessons to reluctant learners, foster communication and inspire students to reach their goals set through individualized progress plans based on students’ specific needs. Harnesses the power of Web 2.0 tools to maximize learning opportunities while fostering student engagement.