English Essentials Editing Course - Complete Set - Online Course

$163.99

As speakers and readers of English, most of us believe that we know our basics and can be called upon to edit another's writing or clean up our own copy. The truth, however, is that we could all use guidance in areas like spelling, punctuation, grammar and the mechanics of editing to produce a polished manuscript.

A poorly edited piece of writing with spelling and punctuation errors only serves to stamp the writer as ignorant or just plain careless - and readers will not take such work seriously.

The editor is the last line of defense between a writer and his / her readers. The Basics for Beginners modules have been developed to help writers and editors become aware of the drawbacks of poor writing and learn the skills to overcome them.

MODULE 1: Grammar

Unit 1: Misplaced Modifiers: how to spot and correct them
Unit 2: Dangling Modifiers: attach them firmly!
Unit 3: Subject and Verb: make them agree with each other
Unit 4: Pronoun and Antecedent: make a good match!
Unit 5: Parallel Structure: bring orderliness to your writing

MODULE 2: Punctuation

Unit 1: Using Commas 1: adding clarity to your content!
Unit 2: Using Commas 2: adding clarity to your content!
Unit 3: Using Colons and Semicolons: punctuate like a pro!
Unit 4: The Apostrophe: do's and don'ts!

MODULE 3: Usage

Unit 1: Spell it right: UK and US English
Unit 2: Using Words and Idioms Correctly: it's no cakewalk!
Unit 3: Confusable: clearing the fog!
Unit 4: Redundancies and Cliches: cut the clutter
Unit 5: Spelled-out Numbers versus Numerals: be stylistically accurate!