Grammar on the Rocks

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Grammar on the Rocks

Illumine Training
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All our courses can be run on site at the client's premises.

Grammar on the Rocks™This intensive half-day refresher focuses on what you must know about grammar

Major, minor and submerged 'grammar rocks' all have the potential to dent your confidence and sink your credibility. This intensive half-day refresher focuses on what you must know about grammar. You don't need to know everything. But you do need to know how to prevent 'grammatical rocks' from damaging you.

Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Pronoun, Apostrophe, Plural, Subject-Verb Agreement, Verbal Gerbil, Colon, Semicolon, Punctuation of Lists, Was/Were, I/Me, Myself, Which/That/Who/Whom, Hyphens, And/But, Ellipsis, Full Stops and more...

...some of those will have filled you with …

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All our courses can be run on site at the client's premises.

Grammar on the Rocks™This intensive half-day refresher focuses on what you must know about grammar

Major, minor and submerged 'grammar rocks' all have the potential to dent your confidence and sink your credibility. This intensive half-day refresher focuses on what you must know about grammar. You don't need to know everything. But you do need to know how to prevent 'grammatical rocks' from damaging you.

Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Preposition, Pronoun, Apostrophe, Plural, Subject-Verb Agreement, Verbal Gerbil, Colon, Semicolon, Punctuation of Lists, Was/Were, I/Me, Myself, Which/That/Who/Whom, Hyphens, And/But, Ellipsis, Full Stops and more...

...some of those will have filled you with dread!

Grammar on the Rocks™ is a practical approach to the rules of grammar. It will actively improve your understanding and use of grammar without bombarding you with too much information.

Brush up on your basic grammar skills by going over the fine points that people always seem to get wrong, in just half a day!

Benefits of this course

  • See business results from your improved grammar.
  • Impress your customers, colleagues and superiors.
  • Brush up on your basics.
  • Never rely on the PC to correct your grammar.
  • Improve your business writing.
  • Speed up your ability to write and edit.
  • The 26 page reference guide: Go away with an easy to use guide that won't fill your desk or, like most grammar books, cause more confusion.

"Excellent refresher on common pitfalls of grammar." Accountant, Financial Establishment

Who should attend?

This programme has been designed to benefit anyone who feels they need to brush up on their grammar.

Course content

Intensive half-day in-house course

Refresher - this quick refresher will speed up your ability to write and edit: covering nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions and pronouns.
Major Rocks - the essentials: apostrophes, plurals, subject-verb agreement and bad verbal grammar.
Minor Rocks - These items will come in handy when those who know their grammar may react negatively to your mistakes. This covers: colons, semicolons, punctuation of lists, using the right words in a sentence and hyphen usage.
Submerged Rocks - not commonly known, not even by some experts! Learn where to add prepositions and split infinitives.

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