Using the Parts of Speech

Using the Parts of Speech

Overview/Description
Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
Course Number
Expertise Level

Overview/Description
The parts of speech are the building blocks of sentences, so learning about them can help you skillfully combine words into meaningful sentences. This course describes the eight parts of speech and shows how to use them effectively and correctly.

Target Audience
Anyone who wants to refresh or refine their basic business grammar skills for any kind of business writing, from e-mail and memos to reports and presentations

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
0.5

Lesson Objectives

Using the Parts of Speech

identify the parts of speech in a given sentence

recognize the correct use of nouns in given sentences

identify correct use of perfect and progressive tenses

recognize how modal verbs are being used in given sentences

distinguish between active and passive voice

recognize the correct use of adjectives and adverbs in given sentences

recognize how to use the parts of speech

Course Number:
acm_04_a01_bs_enus

Expertise Level
Everyone