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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 Fredy E M G

May 18, 2020

It was really helpful to review these topics because we tend to forget some details. The examples and the activities provided are pretty illustrative.

By Maria A D E

Jan 19, 2020

This is an excellent course for beginners. Also, it allows intermediate and advanced students to apply the right grammar that they may have forgotten.

By Tekmiphy M

Dec 20, 2019

i have enjoyed the course. with this i will be able to articulate my sentences better. thank you for the teachings, and the importance of punctuation.

By Carlos H

Dec 11, 2017

It's great!

If you are looking for to improve your grammar and punctuation in English, don't hesitate to try it!

It's quizzes will dare your knowledge.

By Aqsa N

Feb 27, 2023

I'm really really thankful to the Coursera and it's teachers, I don't have words to say something thank you so much, because I learnt many from here.

By Gem Y

Jan 20, 2021

Very clear, easy to follow, and easy to understand. It simplifies topics and squeezes them into fun lessons that are also at just the perfect length.

By Mohamed H A

Aug 23, 2020

this course, it was very good course, and I got more about punctuation and verb tenses.

I appreciate you all staff of the Coursera and course teacher.

By Vishnumathi B

Jun 16, 2020

I am very glad that I found this course. It is very useful for me to improve my writing skills, which is important to my carrier. I love this course.

By Anjelli O

May 12, 2020

This is the best online course I have ever had. It has rich features as well as learning tools and assessments to ensure understanding of the course.

By Faezeh E

Nov 2, 2016

I found this course to be a very helpful tool in writing, especially for non-native speakers.

I recommend all non-native speakers to take this course.

By AJ

Oct 16, 2016

Now, I feel much more confident about my writing and grammar skills. It's an amazing feeling, even, to witness a small change in your writing skills.

By Diogo B

Nov 2, 2015

At my level, I found pretty interesting and effectively this course. I could put in practice in a real time, in a great balance, what I have learned.

By FRISO S

Aug 24, 2020

The course is well structured and has a good balance between different types of resources. I found the focus on sentence structure very interesting.

By Aashritha G

Jun 11, 2020

The course is great. The videos helped me understand complex grammar in an effective and easy manner. This cource helped me in improving my writing.

By Vishal M J

May 8, 2020

IT WAS AMAZING TO LEARN FROM YOU, BUT I WISHED IF IT STARTED FROM THE VERY BASIC. THOUGH I KNEW IT SO IT WAS EASY FOR ME TO TACKLE ALL THE PROBLEMS.

By Qinglin N

Aug 23, 2019

This course is very helpful. By learning this course, I know clearly the structures of compound sentence and complex sentence. Thank you very much!

By Deleted A

Apr 30, 2016

This is an amazing course in English writing. The course is simple but comprehensive. In addition, the tutor is very good in delivering the subject.

By Justin M

Nov 25, 2015

This course is absolutely awesome. My teacher has noticed an improvement in my punctuation. I have nothing but good things to say about this course.

By Abdul M

Aug 25, 2023

It is amazing to see how my English expression was not good enough, and this course has taught me effective ways to improve my writing. Thanks UCI.

By Sohan D N

May 9, 2021

This Course was absolutely fun to do and was a extremely educating. I can now say that, after taking this course, I have a better grasp of english

By Andy A

Feb 7, 2021

Great course and very insightful. I have learned so much and grateful for this course in breaking areas I had challenges with. Thank you, Coursera!

By Скачкова Е А

Dec 13, 2020

It was exceedingly useful. It helped to expand my grammar knowledge and improve my writing skills (you see, I'm using parallel constructions ))))))

By Fernando D A

Sep 24, 2020

Es un buen curso, definitivamente lo mejor que hay son los ejercicios. También puedes profundizar sobre el tema en otras páginas como Khan Academy.

By Ana C H O

Jul 14, 2020

Este curso me ayudó a reforzar mis conocimientos y me ayudará a hacer una mejor redacción en mis futuros trabajos y publicaciones en la universidad

By Amit K B

May 5, 2020

For the people, who finds it difficult to build sentences and often commits grammatical errors while writing, this course will be extremely useful.