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Master English Writing | Syntax, English Grammar, and More

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About Master English Writing | Syntax, English Grammar, and More

Course Overview

Essential Best Practices

Correcting and Punctuation

Mindset

An Example of Unclear Writing

Clarifying Unclear Writing

How to Write Clearly: Part 1

How to Write Clearly: Part 2

What Redundancy and Repetition Look Like

Full Example of Redundant Writing

Fixing Redudant Writing

Why Simplicity Matters

Examples of Simple Writing

How Adjectives Can Make Writing Your Writing More Vivid

Alternatives to Very and Really

When Adjectives are Not Used Well

Using Adjectives Well

Replacing Adverbs with Vivid Verbs

Replacing General Verbs with Vivid Verbs

Making Use of Verbs for Clarity

Overview of Active and Passive Voice

Awkward Usage of Passive Voice

Using Active and Passive Voice Naturally

Overview of Modifiers

How to Avoid Confusion with Modifiers

Only This Lesson Only Focusus on 'Only'

Defining Good Syntax

Examples of Bad and Good Syntax

Overview of Dependent and Independent Clauses

Examples of Dependent and Independent Clauses

Prepositional Phrases: Part 1

Prepositional Phrases: Part 2

Simple, Intermediate, and Advanced Sentence Building

Short sentences pack a punch!

Short Sentences at the End

Making an Impact with Short Sentences

Punctuation Overview

Connecting Independent Clauses with Commas

Commas for Relative Clauses

Commas for Adding Information

Linking Things at the Front

Commas for Lists

How to Use Semicolons

How to Use Hyphens

Building Compound Adjectives with Hyphens

Overview of Paragraphs

Structuring Paragraphs

Full Paragraph Example

Form Follows Purpose

Building an Outline

Outline Example

Essays and How to Practice

Short Variations

Full Variations

Replacement Exercise Steps

Getting Down to the Bones

Full Replacement Exercise Example

Peer Review Overview

Benefits of a Writing Buddy

The Full Peer Review Process

What makes a good prompt?

Essay Prompts for Opinion, Explanation, and Comparison

Essay Prompts for Pros and Cons, and Hypotheticals

Essay Prompts to Agree or Disagree, and Give Preferences

Writing for Review

Final Thoughts

What You Will Learn?

  • This class is essential for anyone who needs to write better. If you are willing to put in the hard work, you will learn how to express your thoughts in writing clearly and naturally, without awkward sentences, bad grammar, or unclear syntax..
  • Each lesson in this class focuses on a specific skill or approach. Methodically, as you move through the curriculum, you will learn about the fundamentals of strong writing (which are not hard to learn). Your grammatical structures for conveying ideas, describing things, making a point, supporting an idea, and ensuring that paragraphs flow naturally from one sentence to the next. You will learn bout the usage of style and form in writing, as well as tips for structuring sentences of different lengths and styles. That’s where syntax comes in. Good syntax is very important. .
  • This class is filled with examples. That means, the things you learn in the class are backed up by real-life examples that will give you an intuition for the skills you’re learning, which is essential! That means building rock-solid habits that you'll be able to use without having to think about it. Automatic writing habits!.
  • Maybe you’re working on an English cover letter, or you want to express yourself more clearly in work emails. A whole section of this class is dedicated specifically to writing English essays, including how to structure paragraphs and the process for building and using outlines. The essay section is also loaded with prompts to practice your essay skills..
  • In addition to all the skills and methods you’ll master along the way, I have included exercises that will help you reach what I call ‘automatic’ skills. When you're writing something, you shouldn't have to try to remember what you learned in "some class on writing I took six months ago". Everything. Should. Be. Automatic. The exercises shared toward the end of the class, as well as lesson practice challenges throughout the class, will help you achieve that ‘automatic’ level..
  • I will see you in the first lesson..
  • -Luke.