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Diagnostic test
1. Tact not anger is the best tactic in this case.
2. They concentrated on their job they never took vacations.
3. The cat, sat on the mat.
4. The three employees talked between themselves and decided not to fire the auditor.
5. Never reveal your weaknesses to others, they will exploit them.
6. Brisbane is the most unique city in Australia.
7. People are always impressed by her smooth manner, elegant clothes, and being witty.
8. Those companie’s hiring policies need to be investigated.
9. The rural towns are dying. One of the problems being that young people are leaving.
10. Having argued all morning, a decision was reached.
11. The situation is quite different than that of previous years.
12. The army moved my partner and I to Melbourne last year.
13. Three causes of inflation are: easy credit, costly oil, and consumer demand.
14. You need to set out discreet parts in your report under headings.
15. Stationary shops always stock pens.
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Discussion – Answers with

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Day 2
 Grammar

What is grammar and why does it

matter?

DEFINING TERMS
• Grammar is the underlying
system of rules of a language.

• Syntax is the arrangement and

inter-relations among words in a
sentence.
Gram m ar

If you don’t know grammar,

you can’t write English!
Gram m ar

Using a language may be compared to riding a

horse: much of one’s success depends upon an
understanding of what it can and will do.
 A RI A N S
GRA M M

• Descriptivists • Prescriptivists
how people use language how people ought to use language
 N DA R D
STA
EN GLI S H

WHAT IS STANDARD
ENGLISH?

The set of standards agreed upon by

professional experts
 PORT ANCE
THE IM
S
OF WORD

One must be drenched in words, literally soaked

in them, to have the right ones form themselves
into the proper pattern at the last moment.
 PORT ANCE
THE IM
S
OF WORD

Language is the palette from which we draw

all the colours of our life.

Anthony Jackson
Writing at the word
level
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In this activity, you can

submit your favorite
word on a piece of chart
paper. Your submissions
will be collated with those
of the other students in
order to build a word
cloud of the most popular
words.
 a b le w or d s
Confusing any of Co nfus
these words will
erode your
credibility, so go
through this list
provided in the
handouts and check
in a dictionary any of
the distinctions that
aren’t clear to you.
 Confusable words
activate/actuate blatant/flagrant
admission/admittance bloc/block
adverse/averse born/borne
advice/advise cache/cachet
affect/effect carat/caret/carrot
allude/elude cereal/serial
alternate/alternative charted/chartered
ambiguous/ambivalent cite/sight/site
appraise/apprise complacent/complaisant
arrant/errant complement/compliment
assign/attribute compose/comprise
assume/presume constant/continual/continuous/incessant
attain/obtain criticise/critique
bail/bale cue/queue
baited/bated decent/descent/dissent
Day 3
 Quest io n 1

I don't know __________ to

trust the goblin or not.
Read the sentences
and select the
correctly spelled a. Weather
word in each
sentence.
b. Whether
 Quest io n 2

I hope this doesn't __________

you negatively.
Read the sentences
and select the
correctly spelled a. Affect
word in each
sentence.
b. Effect
 Quest io n 3

I was unfortunate enough to

__________ my golden ring.
Read the sentences
and select the
correctly spelled a. lose
word in each
sentence.
b. loose
 Quest io n 4

This is the best __________

on the Internet.
Read the sentences
and select the
correctly spelled a. Cite
word in each
sentence.
b. Sight
c. Site
 Quest io n 5

I am not __________ to visit

the grammar goblins.
Read the sentences
and select the
correctly spelled a. Aloud
word in each
sentence.
b. Allowed
 Quest io n 6

I cannot __________ your

answer as correct.
Read the sentences
and select the
correctly spelled a. accept
word in each
sentence.
b. except
 Quest io n 7

Those shoes really

__________ the rest of your
Read the sentences
and select the outfit.
correctly spelled
word in each
sentence.
a. compliment
b. complement
 Quest io n 8

You don't know what

__________ talking about.
Read the sentences
and select the
correctly spelled a. Your
word in each
sentence.
b. You’re
 Quest io n 9

I ran out of paper, so I needed

to visit the __________ shop.
Read the sentences
and select the
correctly spelled a. stationary
word in each
sentence.
b. stationery
 t io n 10
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Studying grammar is made easier

by my __________ monitors.
Read the sentences
and select the
correctly spelled a. dual
word in each
sentence.
b. duel
Day 4
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Read the table on creating credibility
at the word level that shows us the
words to use and the words to avoid.
Day 5
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 1
This proposal needs knife and forking.

a) thesaurus syndrome
b) buzzword expression
c) confusable word
d) ambiguous
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 2

The employee was taking his annual vacation.

a) gender-exclusive language
b) archaic language
c) weasel word
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 3
The food left out on the bench was bacteria-tauntingly warm.

a) social mediaspeak
b) archaic
c) impartial
d) inappropriate tone
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 4
I'll post your book on to you as soon as it is to hand.

a) Hyperbolic
b) weasel
c) archaic
d) buzzword
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 5

We have no job openings at the moment, but we'll keep your

application on file for any vacancies in the future.

a) archaic
b) thesaurus syndrome
c) confusable
d) biased
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 6

Just chuck me into any old tutorial class.

a) social mediaspeak
b) inappropriate jargon
c) inappropriate tone
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 7

I'll keep your card amongst my souvenirs.

a) apologetic tone
b) archaic
c) abstract word
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 8

How are we going to ________ a cure for this disease?

a) effect
b) affect
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 9

He can't seem to ________ gambling.

a) giveup
b) give up
 TI C E QUI Z
PRAC
Select the correct term for the word problem in each sentence.

Question 10

I ________ my team to a win in the competition.

a) led
b) lead
Day 6
 TRADITIONAL PARTS OF SPEECH

1.Noun: naming word (a chance)

2. Pronoun: noun substitute (their last chance)
3. Verb: doing or being word (they lost the chance)
4. Adjective: describes nouns or pronouns (fat chance)
5. Adverb: describes adjectives, verbs, or other adverbs (a very slim chance; she
danced divinely)
6. Article: specifies definiteness or indefiniteness of a noun (the dance; a good chance)
7. Conjunction: joining word (a slim chance and a very slim chance)
8. Preposition: word that positions (at the dance)
9. Interjection: conveys emotion or sentiment (Wow! What a dance!)
 f sp eec h
Pa r ts o

TRADITIONAL PARTS OF SPEECH

However, the good goblin apparentl noticed me in the crowd Gosh!
y .
conjunction article adjective noun adverb verb pronoun preposition article noun interjection
 f Sp eech
Pa r ts o
WORDS AS MULTIPLE PARTS OF SPEECH

That’s such a happy face.

In this sentence, ‘face’ is a noun.

I can’t face that mountain of work.

But in this sentence, ‘face’ is the verb.

 ty tim e
Activi
There are nine traditional parts of speech: noun, pronoun, verb,
adjective, adverb, article, conjunction, preposition, interjection.
Below is a sentence (it is bolded) that uses eight of the nine
traditional parts of speech—there is no interjection. Some are used
more than once. See if you can name each part of speech in the
order they are used.

The clever goblin rapidly wrote a response and sent it to

a friend.
 S O F A
PART E
E N C
SENT
• The subject of a sentence tells the reader who or what the sentence is about.
• The verb tells the reader what the action or state of the subject is.
• The object of a sentence tells the reader who or what is affected by the subject’s
action.

Subject Verb Object

The Man opened The fridge

 e V erb
Finit
Every sentence needs a finite verb. The
main verb in every sentence will be a finite
verb.
•Rachel is happy.
(In this example, "is" is a finite verb. The subject is "Rachel." The tense of the
verb is the present tense.)
•He painted the fence.
(In this example, "painted" is a finite verb. The subject is "He." The tense of
the verb is the past tense.)
•She was varnishing the painted fence.
(In this example, "was" is a finite verb. The subject is "She." The tense of the
verb is the past tense.)
True or false? A finite verb is a verb that has a subject and shows
tense.

A. True

B. False
Select the sentence where "roasted" is a finite verb.

A. They roasted chestnuts.

B. They love roasted chestnuts.

True or false? Every sentence needs a finite verb.

A. True

B. False
Find the finite verb:

We raced to the exit only to find it locked.

Find the finite verb:

The spray blocks the mosquitoes' sensors.

Find the finite verb:

We are thinking about leaving.

Find the finite verb:

This time yesterday evening, we were loading our bags and checking the
windows and doors.
Find the finite verb:

Are you going to the match?

Find the finite verb:

Mosquito repellents work by hiding you, not by repelling.

Find the finite verb:

I just want to go home now and to relax from the stress of this day.
Select the sentence where "provided" is a finite verb.

A. Please check the provided examples.

B. She provided everything.

Find the finite verb:

Armed with a bottle of ketchup, I made my last stand by swinging the bottle
wildly.
Find the second finite verb:

John wants to ask Sarah to the ball, but Sarah is hoping Mark asks her.