Lessons

The course is divided into four modules:

Module 1: The Main Line

1. Module 1 Introduction
2. The Main Line
3. Identifying Verbs and Subjects
4. Identifying Objects and Complements
5. The Five Clause Patterns
6. Actors and Actions, Subjects and Verbs
7. What Is Passive Voice?
8. Uses of the Passive Voice
9. Nominalization
10. Strong Verbs vs. Precise Verbs
11. Keeping Subjects Close to Verbs
12. Compounds on the Main Line
13. Verb Tenses

Module 2: Modifiers

1. Module 2 Introduction
2. Adjectives and Adverbs
3. What’s So Bad About Adverbs?
4. Prepositional Phrases (Part 1)
5. Prepositional Phrases (Part 2)
6. Participles
7. Participial Phrases
8. Infinitives and Infinitive Phrases
9. Subordinate Clauses (Introduction)
10. Adjective Clauses
11. Adverb Clauses
12. More on Subordinate Clauses
13. Misplaced Modifiers
14. Module 2 Conclusion

Module 3: Noun Equivalents

1. Module 3 Introduction
2. Noun Clauses
3. Gerunds and Infinitives
4. Appositives
5. Essential and Non-Essential Elements
6. Module 3 Review

Module 4: Connections and Transitions

1. Module 4 Introduction
2. Subject-Verb Agreement
3. Pronouns and Antecedents
4. Connecting Clauses (Part 1)
5. Connecting Clauses (Part 2)
6. Parallelism
7. Nominative Absolutes
8. Course Wrap-Up