| Delivery of Course: SkillSoft, e-learning |
Lesson: Choosing Words Wisely
The learner will:
- recognize the benefits of selecting the best words to convey the intended meaning in business documents
- choose appropriate sentences by applying rules to use easily confused words correctly
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choose sentences that use the best alternatives to clichés and buzzwords
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apply principles of matching language formality to purpose and audience by selecting the best alternative sentences to avoid slang and colloquialisms in a sample document
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identify sentences as containing either standard or nonstandard forms
Lesson: Common Punctuation Problems
The learner will:
- recognize the importance of identifying and correcting common punctuation problems
- recognize examples of sentences that use commas correctly in sequences, such as series and consecutive descriptors
- apply punctuation rules to select sentences that use commas correctly to separate independent clauses, introductory statements, and nonessential information
- interpret punctuation rules to select sentences that use semicolons and colons correctly
- identify examples of sentences that place quotation marks correctly
- distinguish correct and incorrect examples of the use of exclamation points
