Part Three:
Grammar Essentials
Course Curriculum
Welcome and Overview
Welcome and Overview
Course Workbook
Supplemental Lessons
(For Those Who Need a Refresher)
Supplemental Lesson: Phrases and Clauses
Supplemental Lesson: Verbals
Supplemental Lesson: Prepositional Phrases
Chapter One: Pronoun Issues
VIDEO LESSON: Introduction to Pronoun Case (7:01)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Introduction to Pronoun Issues
VIDEO LESSON: Nominative Case Pronouns (18:45)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Nominative Case Pronouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Subject (Nominative) Case Pronouns (13:20)
VIDEO LESSON: Objective Case Pronouns (15:39)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Objective Case Pronouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Subject (Nominative) and Objective Case Pronouns (8:20)
VIDEO LESSON: Who and Whom (17:47)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Who and Whom
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Who and Whom (13:22)
VIDEO LESSON: Reflexive Pronouns (8:03)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Reflexive Pronouns
VIDEO LESSON: Possessive Pronouns (11:35)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Possessive Pronouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Reflexive and Possessive Pronouns (6:22)
VIDEO REVIEW: CUMULATIVE EXERCISE ON PRONOUN ISSUES (8:29)
Vague Constructions
VIDEO LESSON: Collective Nouns (10:41)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Collective Nouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Collective Nouns (10:14)
VIDEO LESSON: Indefinite Pronouns (11:33)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Indefinite Pronouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Indefinite Pronouns (7:06)
VIDEO LESSON: Shifts in Person (8:25)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Shifts in Person
VIDEO LESSON: Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions (3:10)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Shifts in Person and Correlative Conjunctions (7:03)
VIDEO LESSON: Tricky Subjects and Verbs (15:14)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Tricky Subjects and Verbs
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE on Tricky Subjects and Verbs (11:33)
VIDEO REVIEW: CUMULATIVE EXERCISE ON AGREEMENT ISSUES (9:57)
Chapter Three: Verb Issues
VIDEO LESSON: The Passive Voice (17:04)
BONUS VIDEO on Passive and Active Verbs (With Graphics) (4:51)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: The Passive Voice
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: The Passive Voice (20:25)
VIDEO LESSON: Nominalization (9:29)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Nominalizatoin
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Nominalization (10:03)
VIDEO LESSON: The Subjunctive Mood (5:30)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: The Subjunctive Mood
VIDEO REVIEW: Exercise on the Subjunctive Mood (5:00)
VIDEO LESSON: Phrasal Verbs (12:29)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Phrasal Verbs
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERICSE: Phrasal Verbs (7:39)
VIDEO REVIEW OF CUMULATIVE EXERCISE: VERB ISSUES (6:08)
Cumulative Review
VIDEO REVIEW: CUMULATIVE COURSE EXERCISE (26:25)
Course Curriculum
Welcome and Overview
Welcome and Overview
Course Workbook
Supplemental Lessons
(For Those Who Need a Refresher)
Supplemental Lesson: Phrases and Clauses
Supplemental Lesson: Verbals
Supplemental Lesson: Prepositional Phrases
Chapter One: Pronoun Issues
VIDEO LESSON: Introduction to Pronoun Case (7:01)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Introduction to Pronoun Issues
VIDEO LESSON: Nominative Case Pronouns (18:45)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Nominative Case Pronouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Subject (Nominative) Case Pronouns (13:20)
VIDEO LESSON: Objective Case Pronouns (15:39)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Objective Case Pronouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Subject (Nominative) and Objective Case Pronouns (8:20)
VIDEO LESSON: Who and Whom (17:47)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Who and Whom
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Who and Whom (13:22)
VIDEO LESSON: Reflexive Pronouns (8:03)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Reflexive Pronouns
VIDEO LESSON: Possessive Pronouns (11:35)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Possessive Pronouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Reflexive and Possessive Pronouns (6:22)
VIDEO REVIEW: CUMULATIVE EXERCISE ON PRONOUN ISSUES (8:29)
Vague Constructions
VIDEO LESSON: Collective Nouns (10:41)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Collective Nouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Collective Nouns (10:14)
VIDEO LESSON: Indefinite Pronouns (11:33)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Indefinite Pronouns
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Indefinite Pronouns (7:06)
VIDEO LESSON: Shifts in Person (8:25)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Shifts in Person
VIDEO LESSON: Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions (3:10)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Coordinating and Correlative Conjunctions
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Shifts in Person and Correlative Conjunctions (7:03)
VIDEO LESSON: Tricky Subjects and Verbs (15:14)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Tricky Subjects and Verbs
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE on Tricky Subjects and Verbs (11:33)
VIDEO REVIEW: CUMULATIVE EXERCISE ON AGREEMENT ISSUES (9:57)
Chapter Three: Verb Issues
VIDEO LESSON: The Passive Voice (17:04)
BONUS VIDEO on Passive and Active Verbs (With Graphics) (4:51)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: The Passive Voice
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: The Passive Voice (20:25)
VIDEO LESSON: Nominalization (9:29)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Nominalizatoin
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERCISE: Nominalization (10:03)
VIDEO LESSON: The Subjunctive Mood (5:30)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: The Subjunctive Mood
VIDEO REVIEW: Exercise on the Subjunctive Mood (5:00)
VIDEO LESSON: Phrasal Verbs (12:29)
Test-of-Knowledge QUIZ: Phrasal Verbs
VIDEO REVIEW OF EXERICSE: Phrasal Verbs (7:39)
VIDEO REVIEW OF CUMULATIVE EXERCISE: VERB ISSUES (6:08)
Cumulative Review
VIDEO REVIEW: CUMULATIVE COURSE EXERCISE (26:25)
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Dr. Nancy L. Tuten
Founder, Owner, and Instructor
Nancy has taught hundreds of seminars on writing-related issues to professionals in the workforce, including employees of state and local government, judges and staff members of state and federal court systems, bankers, and attorneys.
She served as a tenured professor of English at Columbia College, where she was dean of the Division of communication, Languages, and Literature for eight years and director of the writing-across-the-curriculum program for fifteen years.
I make the grammar of sentence structure easy to understand and teach you the rules you need to know to be an effective and efficient proofreader and editor of yourown work.
If your writing looks professional, so do you.
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What Others Are Saying
"Nancy (Tuten) makes what could be a dry subject very interesting. She works to make the content relevant. The course was excellent."
–Samantha Williams, Director of Training and Development, S.C. Department of Public Safety
"A gifted lecturer who delivers content in an interactive and comprehensive fashion, Nancy has mastered the art of engaged presentations designed to enhance the writing skills of her audience."
–The Hon. Justice Gillian Lucky, High Court of Trinidad and Tobago, Chair, Judicial Education Institute
"As a freelancer I have often consulted books and websites for grammatical advice. Dr. Tuten is the best I've found. She is the only one who anticipated my questions with straightforward answers and clear examples. I look forward to consulting Get It Write Online every time I am confronted by a grammatical quandary."
–Walter N., Freelance Writer
"The program is outstanding. Nancy makes complex topics accessible with her clear explanations and helpful materials. Her interactive program and lively presentation style (and sense of humor) make learning easy and enjoyable."
–Margaret Perry, Senior State and Federal Appellate Attorney
"This course was precisely what I needed. I cannot recall a single issue we covered that will not be extremely helpful. I now realize how much help I need to be effective in my written communication."
- Fred Lancaster, National Account Manager, United Parcel Service
"My entire office should enroll in this workshop. I wish I had taken it sooner. In the past, some of this information was difficult for me to understand, but not today."
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