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About the Course

Course 1: Grammar and Punctuation Do you need to review English grammar? Have you forgotten the grammar you once studied? If so, this course is perfect for you. The first course in this specialization is a refresher on some tools needed for good writing. It will help prepare you for the other courses. You will need about 10 hours to complete this first course. Writing is a skill and to learn a skill well, you need to practice. In this course, you will watch short video lectures and then practice and discuss what you have learned. Make sure you take good notes and use the peer discussions to ask questions. Then you'll be able to remember the rules you learn in this course when you start writing essays in the next course. After completing this course, you will be able to: - identify the correct verb tenses to use - use commas effectively - utilize several different sentence types - write more effectively in English Please note that the free version of this class gives you access to all of the instructional videos and handouts. The peer feedback and quizzes are only available in the paid version....

Top reviews

MH

Nov 5, 2020

The course was so fascinating and it deserves everybody's time and effort. I have really enjoyed it and will confidently recommend it to anyone who is looking for a course on grammar and punctuations.

OI

Jul 2, 2020

This course was very helpful. It refreshed my memories and made me go back to so many things I thought I would never remember. It helped my writing skills a lot to. A big thank you to the instructors.

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By LYDIA F

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Jul 20, 2020

It was great joining this course. I got lots of new knowledge about writing with correct punctuation.

By Denisse L C S

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Jun 30, 2020

A complete course to learn grammar the instructors explain each topic very well. Thank you very much.

By Prakasam k

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Jun 2, 2020

This course really made me learn the fundamental knowledge that helps for improving the writing skill

By Tamal B

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May 24, 2020

It's a good course.It's help you to learn sentence,Parallel structure and punctuation also.Thank you.

By N S

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May 18, 2020

My writing skills has got lot better and grammatical improvement is seen ,all thanks to this course .

By Michael R

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May 12, 2020

This course was the best decision I ever made. Now, I can perfect an essay with the tools I received.

By Bhumi G

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May 6, 2020

I am now more confident in writing, and I need not worry about correct grammar and punctuation usage.

By Fernanda C

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Apr 27, 2020

This course helped me to identify the positive and negative apects of my writing. Thank you Coursera!

By silvia p c s

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Nov 30, 2015

I've learnt a lot from it! =) Thank you for creating opportunities for all ESL students and teachers!

By Maria L A

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Mar 29, 2022

Very good and very thorough! This course is a good foundation for the others in this specialization.

By Indika B

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Jan 12, 2021

Excellent course, love it, but hope some next time we will have some good quality videos and sounds.

By Dianna B

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Nov 9, 2020

A good review of basic grammar and punctuation rules that will solidify these concepts in your mind.

By Alex B

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Oct 3, 2020

I liked it very much. This course helped me to understand a lot of topics which i din't in the past.

By Olga F

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Sep 27, 2020

Great MOOC! Never thought about the importance of punctuation, it helped a lot in writing correctly.

By Rawya A M

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Sep 12, 2020

Thanks again. This course is very helpful for me. I revised my grammar. Thanks. Course is very good.

By LIYA L

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Sep 5, 2020

THIS COURSE REALLY HELPED ME TO STUDY NEW THINGS AND CORRECTED THE MISTAKES I USED BEFORE IN WRITING

By Tenzin w

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Aug 18, 2020

The course is very effective, and everything explained ,by, tutor in video clips is understandable .

By Nahed

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Jun 11, 2020

the course is wonderful, clear and explain all the parts of academic writing. it is really helpfull.

By Dr L E

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May 30, 2020

i am very satisfied with the course content. very professional and systematic plus student friendly.

By Jasmin A

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May 16, 2020

This a great course ,it enables students to understand the use of grammar and punctuation correctly.

By Martha J

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May 7, 2020

All the things I learned are going to be very useful. Simple tips but necessary for our improvement.

By Gabriela C

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Jul 22, 2018

I learned a lot about the type of sentences, use of adverbs, transitional words and punctuation!!!!!

By Hemaxi M

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Feb 10, 2016

I am feeling confident about using proper grammar and punctuation in my writing. Thank you Coursera!

By Sviatlana Z

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Oct 16, 2015

Thanks a lot! This is a very helpful course! I highly recommend it for everyone who studies English!

By Jaya B

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Sep 26, 2015

The course helped me to improve my English Grammar. Now, I can write paragraphs better than earlier.