English Grammar for Bloggers and Technical Writers
Master the core grammar principles to write clear, concise, and credible content for blogs, articles, and technical documentation.
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Fundamentals of Grammatical Agreement
Unit 1: Subject-Verb Agreement: The Basics
S-V Agreement: Singular
S-V Agreement: Plural
Compound Subjects
Or/Nor Agreement
Review: S-V Agreement
Unit 2: Advanced Subject-Verb Agreement
Intervening Phrases
Collective Nouns
Indefinite Pronouns
Tricky Sentence Starters
Review: Tricky Cases
Unit 3: Pronoun Agreement and Article Usage
Pronoun-Antecedent
Agreement: Tricky Cases
Article Usage: A vs. An
Article Usage: The
Review: Pronouns & Articles
Tense, Voice, and Mood for Clarity
Unit 1: Tense Fundamentals
Back to Basics: Tenses
Simple Present Tense
Present Continuous Tense
Simple Past Tense
Past Continuous Tense
Unit 2: Perfect Tenses and Future Tenses
Present Perfect Tense
Past Perfect Tense
Simple Future Tense
Future Continuous Tense
Future Perfect Tense
Unit 3: Voice and Mood
Active vs. Passive Voice
When to Use Passive Voice
Indicative Mood
Imperative Mood
Subjunctive Mood
Punctuation for Readability and Precision
Unit 1: Commas: The Mighty Pause
Commas in Lists
Commas: Compound Sentences
Commas: Intro Phrases
Commas: Nonessential Info
Commas: Coordinate Adjectives
Unit 2: Semicolons and Colons: Connecting Ideas
Semicolons: Independent
Semicolons: Conjunctive Adv
Semicolons: Complex Lists
Colons: Introducing Elements
Colons: Emphasis
Unit 3: Apostrophes and Quotation Marks: Ownership and Speech
Apostrophes: Possession
Apostrophes: Contractions
Quotation Marks: Direct
Quotation Marks: Titles
Quotation Marks: Emphasis
Concise and Error-Free Writing
Unit 1: Identifying and Correcting Common Grammatical Errors
Misplaced Modifiers
Dangling Participles
Pronoun Disagreement
Faulty Parallelism
Subject-Verb Agreement
Unit 2: Principles of Concise Writing
Eliminate Wordiness
Active vs. Passive Voice
Strong Verbs
Cutting the Clutter
Unit 3: Sentence Structure and Clarity
Run-On Sentences
Sentence Fragments
Sentence Variety
Unit 4: Proofreading and Editing Strategies
The Proofreading Eye
Editing Checklist
Tools and Resources