Grammar 2 EENG 1302

Course description:

This second grammar course reviews the elements of English grammar introduced in grammar one and covers the following topics: articles, prepositions, modals, count and non-count nouns, phrasal verbs, gerunds and infinitives. In addition, attention is given to diagnoses fragments, run on sentences, parallelism errors, phrases and clauses. Also, this course sheds the lights on the different parts of speech and explains their functional characteristics.

Course Aims:

The course aims to:

• Review the elements introduced in grammar one.
  
• Exemplify the various types of prepositions and articles. 
  
• Explain the modals of ability, certainty and obligation. 
  
• Exemplify count and non-count nouns.
  
• Exemplify various types of phrasal verbs.
  
• Discuss the construction of gerund and infinitive.
  
• Explain the formal/functional characteristics of word-class.
  
• Differentiate between the different types of phrases and clauses.
  

Course outcomes:

By the end of this course students are expected to:

• Use various English tenses correctly.
  
• Use English prepositions and articles accurately. 
  
• Use correct modal verbs to talk about present, past, and future.
  
• Distinguish sentences from non-sentences.
  
• Use the different word-classes appropriately.
  
• Use count and non-count nouns in meaningful sentences.
  
• Expand sentences by adding correct subordinating clauses.
  
• Use various types of phrases and clause structures correctly.
  
• Construct a coherent sentence.