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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 Md R H

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Apr 4, 2020

It's an excellent course to understand writing sentences and using comma effectively. In my view, this online program will give your writing newfound freedom and variety.

By Ankit J

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Mar 31, 2020

I loved the way the course taught me to correctly put commas in the right places. Anyone who is even a little apprehensive about his/her writing, should take this course.

By Rumman H T

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Jan 31, 2020

Wow! I am so glad to get this course. Before beginning this course, I have no knowledge about the actual writing patterns and punctuation. Best wishes to all my trainees.

By Amr W A R S

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Oct 25, 2019

The course is very brief, but it is well informative and deliver the information in a good way. And they clarified most of the information in a very strong way. Good job.

By MISHELL D C Y M

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Oct 18, 2020

I love so much this course. My writing skills get better and now i'm more conscient when i write something. The exercises, practices and quizes were really helpful also.

By Khaleel B

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Jun 16, 2020

very helpful . i appreciate the course owners for giving free access to the students of the third world countries . hats off to you and your team . thank you very much

By M M N

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Apr 18, 2020

Respected Sir/ Madam; Thank you so much. This course provided me great insights and knowledge. My journey during this course is splendid. I owe to this great platform.

By Armando D R

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Mar 14, 2016

Since the beginning to the end, I enjoyed this course because I learn new things for me. It had good explanations, nice examples and many exercises. Thank you very much.

By Juan C C P

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Nov 26, 2015

It definetely deserves 5 stars. Videos are very complete and clear. Strongly recommend this course for those wanting to improve their writing skills. Thanks Coursera! ;)

By 2020 A H D F

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Jun 10, 2021

This course helped me a lot to improve my score, especially in the phrases of my daily life. I learned which verb tenses I have to use in each situation of my learning.

By German G M

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Apr 21, 2016

excellent course, easy to follow , well explained, and the exercises focus on the material being reviewed, also the practice exercises reinforce the material.

Thank you.

By Jhonny C G

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Dec 15, 2015

Excellent course!!! I have learned about sentences types, punctuation and grammar structures. Thanks a million to Tamy Chapman and the University of California Irvine.

By Nathalie Z

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Oct 26, 2015

Well designed and neatly structured. Lots of useful information in short time. Mixture of videos, exercises and quizzes was fun, and peers interaction was invigorating.

By Stacy L

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Feb 15, 2021

This course helped me to understand English punctuation. Now I know what is it: compound sentence, complex sentence, compound-complex sentence and parallel structure.

By Diana C R A

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Oct 4, 2020

Thank you so much. The way you explain each lesson, and all the opportunities you give us to practice what we learn, made this course very complete and understandable.

By Santiago V C

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Jul 10, 2020

It's really excellent and helpful. I learned things that I had never learned before. Teachers are very good and the community is friendly. Simple, quick and effective!

By Rais S R

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Jun 13, 2020

i have studied lot english grammar and english language in this course, i refreshed the lesson that i learned in middle school and i got new lesson in this course too.

By Nguyen T D

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Jun 9, 2017

I have received a lot of knowledge bout punctuation in the course. Thanks both Tamy Chapman for your excellent lessons and my helpful peels for your reliable comments.

By Solomon K

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May 11, 2024

This is a very good course. If English is not your first language and you want to do some very good writing, then this is the course for you. It has helped me, a lot.

By Qaiser K B

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Sep 21, 2022

This course is one of the best course at Coursera. It provides the English language training; the course covers the material that often repeats in compitative exams.

By Rosalba P D C

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Jun 30, 2021

I enjoyed this course because I was able to write, to listen, and to learn about grammar; therefore, it allowed me to improve my English comprehension. Thanks a lot.

By Gideon N B

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Sep 15, 2020

The course is exceptionally helpful. The quality of the slides and videos sound is unmatched. The approach to instruction made the whole course very simple. Thank you

By Lázaro V C J

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Jul 15, 2020

It is a great course to revise some English grammar questions. This course helped me to remember some verb tenses topics and, also, learn new topics about punctation.

By Tamanna A H

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Jun 18, 2020

This course is really helpful in terms of learning punctuation and grammar types. It also consists of videos, quizzes and peer assignments that are really motivating.

By P. I

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Aug 22, 2019

Coursera Grammar & Punctuation Course provide me insight and diversity of learning. I did not get bored during the course. It increased my curiosity about e-learning.