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(Note: Our Introduction to Grammar Course is closed until August 25, 2008.  If you'd like to enroll, August 25th is our earliest available starting date.)

Introduction to Grammar:

Course Description

Our Introduction to Grammar course is designed to teach the basic concepts and terminology of grammar.  It's ideal for two types of students: those who haven't yet had any formal experience studying grammar, and students who might have covered "the basics," but don't really have a thorough understanding of the subject yet.  The course is intended for students who are at least 12 years old. 

Currently, Introduction to Grammar is taught by Ms. Ruth Daly.  You can read more about Ms. Daly on our About Us page.

The course is three months long, and is comprised of 12 separate lessons.  The cost is $170.00. Each of the 12 lessons is delivered via e-mail in Ms Word format (please note that you must be able to send, receive, and work in MS Word in order to participate in the course) to the student on a Monday, at which point the student is given four days (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday) to review the lesson, and to complete the assignments contained therein.  The assignment for each week is always due on Friday.  During the week, students are free to correspond with the instructor via e-mail once per day to ask questions, and to receive any necessary guidance.  The instructor will always reply within 24 hours.  Graded assignments will be returned to students on Monday of the following week.  A final grade will be given at the end of the course.

Below is a list of the the lessons in the order in which they'll be taught:

Course Outline

  

The Parts of Speech 

Week 1:       Preliminary exercises on Subjects and Predicates; Nouns; Verbs

Week 2:       Pronouns, Adjectives, Adverbs

Week 3:       Prepositions; Conjunctions; Interjections; Review of Parts of Speech

 The Sentence 

Week 4:       Subjects and Predicates continued; the Complete Subject and Complete Predicate

Week 5:       Predicate Nominative and Predicate Adjective; Direct and Indirect Objects

Week 6:       The Fragment; Types of Sentences; Review of Sentences

The Phrase 

Week 7:       Prepositional Phrases: Adjectival and Adverbial

Week 8:       Verbal Phrases: Participial, Gerundive, Infinitive

Week 9:       Appositive Phrases; Review of Phrases

The Clause 

Week 10:     Independent and Subordinate Clauses

Week 11:     Types of Subordinate Clauses

Week 12:     Review

 

 

Enrollment Process

 

To enroll in Introduction to Grammar, please complete the following form.  After you Submit your information, you'll be prompted to provide your payment information on a different page.  Our office staff will confirm your enrollment within one business day, and will provide you with everything you'll need in order to begin the course.

 

  1. Name of Student:
  2. Student's Age:
  3. Name of Parent/Guardian:

 
  4. Family's e-mail address
  5. Starting Date for the Course:  (Please note that if you'd like a later starting date than those provided, you can request one when we confirm your enrollment via e-mail.  Courses can be scheduled to start on any Monday, as long as it isn't a federal holiday.

 
  6. I have reviewed the Course Description (above), and I understand that my son or daughter must be able to accept and open attachments in MS Word in order to participate in the Course.

 

 

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