Course curriculum

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  • 1

    Welcome and Overview

    • How to Navigate This Platform

    • VIDEO: Welcome and Overview

    • PDF: Course Workbook
  • 2

    Three Optional Supplemental Lessons: Foundational Knowledge

    • Clauses and Phrases (9:38)

    • Verbals (14:22)

    • Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases (12:08)
  • 3

    Chapter One: Pronoun Issues

    • VIDEO LESSON: Introduction to Pronoun Case (7:01)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Introduction to Pronoun Issues

    • VIDEO LESSON: Nominative Case Pronouns (18:45)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Nominative Case Pronouns

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Subject (Nominative) Case Pronouns (13:20)

    • VIDEO LESSON: Objective Case Pronouns (15:39)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Objective Case Pronouns

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Subject (Nominative) and Objective Case Pronouns (8:20)

    • VIDEO LESSON: Who and Whom (17:47)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Who and Whom

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Who and Whom (13:22)

    • VIDEO LESSON: Reflexive Pronouns (8:03)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Reflexive Pronouns

    • VIDEO LESSON: Possessive Pronouns (11:35)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Possessive Pronouns

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Reflexive and Possessive Pronouns (6:22)

    • VIDEO REVIEW: CUMULATIVE EXERCISE ON PRONOUN ISSUES (8:29)
  • 4

    Chapter Two: Agreement Issues

    • VIDEO LESSON: Collective Nouns (10:41)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Collective Nouns

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Collective Nouns (10:14)

    • VIDEO LESSON: Indefinite Pronouns (11:33)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Indefinite Pronouns

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Indefinite Pronouns (7:06)

    • VIDEO LESSON: Shifts in Person (8:25)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Shifts in Person

    • VIDEO LESSON: Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions (3:10)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Shifts in Person and Correlative Conjunctions (7:03)

    • VIDEO LESSON: Tricky Subjects and Verbs (15:14)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Tricky Subjects and Verbs

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE on Tricky Subjects and Verbs (11:33)

    • VIDEO REVIEW: CUMULATIVE EXERCISE ON AGREEMENT ISSUES (9:57)
  • 5

    Chapter Three: Verb Issues

    • VIDEO LESSON: The Passive Voice (17:04)

    • BONUS VIDEO on Passive and Active Verbs (With Graphics) (4:51)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: The Passive Voice

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: The Passive Voice (20:25)

    • VIDEO LESSON: Nominalization (9:29)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Nominalizatoin

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Nominalization (10:03)

    • VIDEO LESSON: The Subjunctive Mood (5:30)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: The Subjunctive Mood

    • VIDEO REVIEW: Exercise on the Subjunctive Mood (5:00)

    • VIDEO LESSON: Phrasal Verbs (12:29)

    • Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Phrasal Verbs

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERICSE: Phrasal Verbs (7:39)

    • VIDEO REVIEW OF CUMULATIVE EXERCISE: VERB ISSUES (6:08)
  • 6

    Cumulative Review

    • VIDEO REVIEW: CUMULATIVE COURSE EXERCISE (26:25)
  • 7

    COURSE EVALUATION

    • COURSE EVALUATION: Grammar Essentials

Dr. Nancy L. Tuten

Founder, Owner, and Instructor

Nancy Tuten

Nancy has taught hundreds of seminars on writing-related issues to professionals in the workforce, including employees of state and local governments, judges and staff members of state and federal court systems, bankers, and attorneys.

She served as a tenured professor of English at Columbia College, where she was dean of the Division of Communication, Languages, and Literature for eight years and director of the writing-across-the-curriculum program for fifteen years.

I make the grammar of sentence structure easy to understand and teach you the rules you need to know to be an effective and efficient proofreader and editor of your own work. 

If your writing looks professional, so do you.

What Others Are Saying

"A gifted lecturer who delivers content in an interactive and comprehensive fashion, Nancy has mastered the art of engaged presentations designed to enhance the writing skills of her audience."
–The Hon. Justice Gillian Lucky, High Court of Trinidad and Tobago, Chair, Judicial Education Institute


"The program is outstanding. Nancy makes complex topics accessible with her clear explanations and helpful materials.  Her interactive program and lively presentation style (and sense of humor) make learning easy and enjoyable."
–Margaret Perry, Senior State and Federal Appellate Attorney


"As a freelancer I have often consulted books and websites for grammatical advice.  Dr. Tuten is the best I've found.  She is the only one who anticipated my questions with straightforward answers and clear examples.  I look forward to consulting Get It Write Online every time I am confronted by a grammatical quandary."
– Walter N., Freelance Writer

FAQ

  • Who is this course for?

    Anyone wanting to produce more polished and professional writing. Some of our students include judges, attorneys, bankers, federal and state employees, court reporters/recorders.

  • What if I know absolutely no grammar at all?

    The instruction assumes that students know very little grammar and includes definitions of terms and explanations to simplify complex topics.

  • Is there a specific start date or can I enroll at any time?

    You may enroll at any time and work at your own pace.

  • How much time will it take to work through this course?

    The entire course will take approximately 10 hours to work through, and you can work at your own pace. The lessons are bite sized and you can easily fit them into your schedule.

  • Will I have access to the instructor or a community?

    Yes! First, you are welcomed to email Nancy any time with your questions. She typically responds within hours and certainly within a day. You also have exclusive access to our Facebook community for learners and newsletter subscribers. https://www.facebook.com/groups/2206128462765225

  • Do you offer discounts on your courses?

    Yes! I offer discount codes regularly for my email subscribers (go to the website to subscribe), and I offer deep per-course discounts to businesses

  • What if I start the course and don't like it?

    You can get a full refund for the first 14 day or until you have completed two lessons.

What Others Are Saying

"Nancy (Tuten) makes what could be a dry subject very interesting. She works to make the content relevant. The course was excellent."
–Samantha Williams, Director of Training and Development, S.C. Department of Public Safety


"My entire office should enroll in this workshop. I wish I had taken it sooner. In the past, some of this information was difficult for me to understand, but not today."
–Bonnie Ziegler, Personnel Services, S.C. Budget and Control Board Internal Operations


"This course was precisely what I needed. I cannot recall a single issue we covered that will not be extremely helpful. I now realize how much help I need to be effective in my written communication."
- Fred Lancaster, National Account Manager, United Parcel Service

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