Grammar 5
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Winter 2003
Class Information
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Materials/General Information
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| Tuesday January 7th 4:00 - 5:00 pm 322 Cramer Hall |
Wednesday January 8th 9:00 - 10:00 am 322 Cramer Hall |
Thursday January 9th 11:00 a.m. - noon 322 Cramer Hall |
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| Monday January 13th 4:00 - 5:00 pm 322 Cramer Hall |
Tuesday January 14th 3:00 - 4:00 pm 322 Cramer Hall |
Wednesday January 15th 5:00 - 6:00 pm 322 Cramer Hall |
Course Description
In this course, we will review:
 | Verb tenses, particularly their usage |
| Unreal conditions |
| Perfective infinitives and gerunds |
| Passive infintives and gerunds |
| Causative verbs |
| Subordination/coordination of structures |
| Reduced forms of adjective and adverb clauses |
| Articles |
We will spend more time on these topics:
| Subject/verb inversion and fronting of structures |
| Subjunctive verbs |
Class Objectives
 | Understand and use all verb tenses in statements, questions, and negatives; |
| Recognize and use subject/verb inversion, including fronting; |
| Recognize and use subjunctive verb constructions; |
| Recognize which article to use with a variety of noun phrases; |
| Be understood in speaking and writing using each of these structures; |
| Edit written work to a level that meets the expectations of clarity and acceptability for the university; |
| Perform each of these objectives with at least 70% accuracy, particularly in an extended in-class writing. |
Grades
| Homework/Paricipation | 20% |
| Classwork/Quizzes | 30% |
| Midterm Exam | 20% |
| Final Exam | 30% |
IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to pass to Level 5 Grammar, you must have passing grades in both organization and grammar on all in-class assignments and midterm exam/final exam writing/editing sections.
| HOMEWORK: You will have assignments due for almost every class, so be sure to have the work done and checked before coming to class. |
| LATE OR MISSED ASSIGNMENTS: I do not accept late homework. If you miss a quiz or a test, you cannot make it up. If you miss a discussion, it is your responsibility to ask a classmate about the work you missed; you will still be responsible for the information you missed if it appears on an exam or a later assignment. |
| Attendance |
 | If you are more than 10 minutes late, you will be marked absent. However, please come to class even if you are late. |
| There are no excused absences. |
| Missing 3 classes will result in your final grade being lowered 10 percentage points. |
| Missing 6 classes may result in your failing the course. |
| If you miss class, you are responsible for all the information covered in class. Please get the telephone number or e-mail address of a classmate who is dependable. You will have to rely on him/her to give you information if you are absent. If, however, you know beforehand that you will not be able to attend, let me know as soon as possible. Maybe you will miss less if we plan together. |
This class is graded A - F.
| Percent | Letter Grade | |
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| 97-100% | A + | PASSING |
| 93-96% | A | |
| 90-92% | A - | |
| 87-89% | B + | |
| 83-86% | B | |
| 80-82% | B - | |
| 77-79% | C + | |
| 73-76% | C | |
| 70-72% | C - | |
| 67-69% | D+ | NOT PASSING |
| 63-66% | D | |
| 60-62% | D - | |
| 0-59% | F | |
Links (Courtesy of Margaret Young)
GRAMMAR LINKS FOR EXTRA PRACTICE
330 Grammar Topics
This has very clear explanations, and short quizzes.
http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/330/grammar/index.htm
Karin's ESL Partyland--The Quiz Center
http://www.eslpartyland.com/quiz%20center/quiz.htm#Grammar
Dave Sperling's ESL Quiz Center
Test your knowledge of a variety of grammar points (nouns, prepositions, verbs) with these
quizzes:
http://www.pacificnet.net/~sperling/quiz/#grammar
Grammar Quizzes (Self-Study Quizzes for ESL Students)
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/grammar.html
Interactive Javascript Quizzes for ESL Students
Get a percentage score when you test yourself.
http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~iteslj/quizzes/js/
ARTICLES
Articles Menu
This is an excellent explanation of articles, with lots of examples and exercises.
http://www.monash.edu.au/lls/sif/Tutorials/Grammar/Preamble_Articles/Articles_menu/articles.html
VERB TENSES
Englishpage.com
This site is commercial, but has a very complete explanation of types of verbs (e.g.
stative, transitive), as well as exercises.
http://www.englishpage.com/verbpage/verbtenseintro.html