ELIUP 56 - Writing/Grammar 3

10 CR

Students master control of basic verb tenses in increasingly advanced intermediate level sentences and situations. Students identify and produce accurate compound and complex sentences using passive, pronouns, and modals. Students apply the process of writing to paragraphs, mastering narrative, descriptive, and expository modes. Greater accuracy of syntax and grammar are expected.

Prerequisite(s): Admission into the English Language Institute and completion of ELIUP 46 with a C- (1.7) or better, or permission of the department.

Course Outcomes

Use correct Level 3 grammar
Use the writing process from brainstorming to final draft
Write a variety of compositions as homework and in-class writings
Develop thoughtful and relevant supporting details
Organize paragraphs clearly and logically
Use sentence variety in paragraphs
Write correct sentences and avoid common sentence errors
Proofread and edit written work
Punctuate correctly
Use the passive voice
Identify and use passive modals
Review personal pronouns (I me my mine), and learn demonstrative and reflexive pronouns
Write compound sentences with coordinating conjunctions and sentence connectors
Write complex sentences with adverb clauses of time and cause
Use the simple, progressive, and perfect tenses
Recognize the perfect progressive tenses

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