Essential Business Writing
Learning methodology
Essential Business Writing
Learning methodology
Grammar Proficiency
It is essential that basic principles of grammar are used to construct clear, concise, meaningful sentences that convey the message to the recipient and meet the objectives of the writer.
In matters pertaining to proper grammar:
1)creating simple, compound, complex sentences
2)constructing sentences with principle clauses, subordinate clauses, and adjective and adverb phrases
3)adhering to subject and verb agreement
4)using proper parenthetic construction to enhance clarity
5)avoiding ambiguity, dangling modifiers, and faulty parallelism
6)proper punctuation and using punctuation to creative advantage
7)creating proper pronoun-antecedent relationships
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10)recognizing proper language usage and vocabulary
11)understanding the rules of capitalization
In matters of acceptable style:
1)possessive form
In matters involving syntax:
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"The good writer masters grammar in order to control his words, and meaning is his target." — Ken Macrorie, author, teaching specialist.
style elements
grammar basics
outline
purpose
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define audience
choose
format
rough
draft
revise &
rewrite
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final
copy
proper
usage