Module 5: Grammar & Usage, Part 1
Editing for Usage and Style by Tiffani Tijerina is licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International
Editing for Usage and Style by Tiffani Tijerina is licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 International
Identify and deconstruct subbjects, predicates, and word order variations to evaluate foundational syntax in declarative sentences.
Categorize action, linking, and auxiliary verbs, and map their associated complements (direct/indirect objects, predicate adjectives, and predicate nominatives) within written text.
Correct common structural errors involving limiting adverbs, compound adjective hyphenation, dangling modifiers, and redundant prepositional phrases.
Apply proper nominative, objective, and possessive pronoun cases, ensure clear antecedent reference, and enforce correct subject-verb and pronoun agreement.
Sentence Mechanics: Core declarative syntax (Subject + Predicate), simple vs. complete elements, and word order shifts (standard, shifted, transposed).
Noun & Verb Dynamics: Noun categories, action vs. linking verbs, auxiliary verb phrases, and verb complements (predicate adjectives/nominatives, direct/indirect objects, object complements).
Tense & Confused Verbs: Simple, perfect, progressive, and perfect progressive tenses across timelines; principal parts of irregular verbs; transitive vs. intransitive verb pairs (sit/set, lie/lay, rise/raise).
Modifiers & Adverbs: Article usage (a/an), adjective comparisons, compound modifier hyphenation, limiting adverbs (only placement), and distinction pairs (farther/further, good/well).
Prepositions & Pronouns: Adjectival vs. adverbial phrases, eliminating redundant prepositions, personal pronoun cases (nominative, objective, possessive), singular they, and eliminating pronoun ambiguity.
Stop when you get to section 9. You'll start there next week.
Subjects and Predicates
Nouns and Verbs
Verb Tense and Principal Parts
Modifiers and Phrases
Adverbs
Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Personal Pronouns
Verbs and Their Complements
*Explainer and knowledge check questions generated with Notebook LM, using Open PTE, Grammar Handbook for Editors Sections 1-8 as the source content.
There is no discussion board this week. Instead, access the following Grammar Lab Google Doc and complete it. The first link forces you to make a copy to your Google Drive to edit. If you do not want to complete it as a Google Doc, the second link will prompt you to download it as a Word document. Submit it in Blackboard as either a Google Doc link or a Word document upload. After the deadline, I will share the answer key for you to check your work.