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Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-27-1995 |
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ENG100AD
2009 Fall – 2012 Summer II |
LEC 1.0 Credit(s) 1.0 Period(s) 1.0 Load Acad |
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Grammar and Usage |
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The social aspects of grammar and usage, including appropriate levels of formal and informal language. Prerequisites: Appropriate English placement test score or a grade of C or better in ENG081 or ENG091. |
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies: |
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ENG100AD 2009 Fall – 2012 Summer II |
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Explain the importance of grammar in composition. (I) |
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List and define the parts of speech. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI) |
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Write sentences that incorporate principles of correct grammar and effective rhetoric. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X) |
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Write a paragraph using a variety of grammatically correct sentence patterns. (X) |
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MCCCD Official Course Outline: |
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ENG100AD 2009 Fall – 2012 Summer II |
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I. Grammar A. Importance in writing B. How it is learned C. Parts of speech II. Nouns and Pronouns A. Nouns 1. Proper 2. Common 3. Collective 4. Abstract 5. Uses B. Pronouns 1. Demonstrative 2. Indefinite 3. Intensive 4. Reflexive 5. Interrogative 6. Personal 7. Relative III. Verbs A. Main B. Auxiliary C. Linking D. Transitive and intransitive IV. Adjectives and Adverbs A. Adjectives 1. Articles 2. Predicate 3. Possessive 4. Demonstrative 5. Indefinite B. Adverbs V. Conjunctions A. Coordinating B. Subordinating C. Correlative VI. Prepositions A. As adjectives B. As adverbs VII. Parts of Sentences A. Subjects and predicates B. Complements C. Phrases D. Verbal phrases E. Clauses VIII. Kinds of Sentences A. Simple B. Compound C. Complex D. Compound/complex IX. Voice A. Active B. Passive X. Style and Sentences A. Subordination B. Parallelism C. Variety |