LANG1384 - Introduction to Writing Fundamentals
LANG1384 - Introduction to Writing Fundamentals
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This course will prepare the student for future work-related tasks requiring a variety of writing skills. The student will review fundamentals of grammar and usage, and will develop abilities in using a dictionary effectively.
Objectifs
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Use a dictionary to obtain information about spelling, hyphenation, pronunciation, word meaning, and usage notes
- Explain the terms used in the dictionary guide
- Find a word without knowing its spelling
- Find the definition of a word, its synonyms and its antonyms
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Acquire knowledge and skills regarding the use of nouns
- Identify the classes of nouns
- Use the plural form of nouns
- Recognize the possessive form
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Acquire knowledge and skills regarding the use of pronouns in a sentence
- Identify the antecedent in order to use the correct pronouns
- Identify the personal pronouns and their forms in a sentence
- Differentiate between who and whom
- Properly use the relative pronouns in a sentence
- Identify pronouns that take special singular and plural forms
- Recognize other pronouns
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Acquire knowledge and skills regarding the use of verbs in a sentence
- Recognize the difference between action and linking verbs
- Write verbs in the past, present, and future tenses correctly
- Use the perfect tenses when necessary
- Explain the progressive tense
- Recognize the imperative mode
- Recognize the role of helping or auxiliary verbs
- Use modals correctly in sentences
- Recognize the different verb conjugations
- Use the negative and question form
- Recognize the difference between the active and passive voice
- Use the troublesome verbs correctly
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Acquire knowledge and skills regarding adjectives and adverbs
- Recognize an adjective
- Use the positive, comparative, and superlative form of the adjective
- Recognize an adverb
- Use the positive, comparative, and superlative form of the adverb
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Acquire knowledge and skills regarding the use of the most common prepositions and conjunctions
- Demonstrate when to use prepositions in sentences
- Recognize the most frequently used prepositions
- Recognize a conjunction
- Demonstrate when and how to use conjunctions
Aperçu du contenu
- Dictionary: terms and usage
- Nouns: classes, plural form, possessive form
- Pronouns: antecedent, personal forms, relative pronouns; singular and plural forms; other pronouns
- Verbs: persons, tenses, voices, auxiliaries; functions in the sentence
- Adjectives and adverbs: differences and usage
- Common prepositions and conjunctions
janvier 2023
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