english grammar and punctuation - advanced

By attending English Grammar and Punctuation - Advanced workshop, Delegates will:

  • Understand the finer points of grammar and punctuation
  • Develop an enhanced vocabulary to discuss aspects of grammar and punctuation
  • Be able to justify a range of alternative corrections to their own writing and anyone else's
  • Understand when a correction is more to do with editorial input than 'right' and 'wrong' choices
  • Know when to bend, break or keep a rule
  • Understand the difference between a rule and a convention
  • Be able to prevent embarrassing errors from occurring in written communications

In English Grammar and Punctuation - Advanced training course, Delegates will discover and apply ways to solve common problems in written English and learn some of the trade secrets of professional editors. Using a list of the standard 'hard-copy editing' marks, they will learn to identify errors, correct sentences, justify their corrections and understand when more than one solution is acceptable. Make them self indispensable at work as someone who can confidently prevent embarrassing errors from occurring in an organisation's written communications.

Prior to attending Advanced English Grammar and Punctuation class, it is recommended that Delegates will either have completed the one-day course on Grammar and Punctuation - Essentials or have a sound understanding of the basic principles of English grammar and be reasonably fluent in the English language.

English Grammar and Punctuation - Advanced workshop is suitable for people who write, edit and/or proofread documents in a business or educational setting. The target audience is people who wish to advance in their publishing or communications career having acquired portable skills in various registers and styles of written English.