SYLLABUS: GRAMMAR LEVEL 5
Fall 2000
CLASS:
MWF 9:00 - 10:05
OFFICE: 113A East
Hall
INSTRUCTOR: Margaret
Young
OFFICE HOURS: MWF. 10:30 - 11:00
CONTACT NUMBERS: 725-4143; e-mail
youngm@pdx.edu
REQUIRED TEXT: Writing Clearly: An Editing
Guide (Second Edition); by Lane and Lange;
Heinle & Heinle 1999.
OPTIONAL TEXT: Chartbook, A Reference Grammar:
Understanding and Using English Grammar; by Azar; Prentice Hall Regents,
1993.
ATTENDANCE:
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GRADES:
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Attendance can affect your final grade. Be sure to read the section above
carefully.
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Numerical equivalents
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Homework must be handed in on the day it is due. Late homework will only
be accepted if you are absent, and hand it in on the same day that you
return to class. Late homework will be marked, but will receive a grade
of zero.
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No make-up tests or classwork will be given or accepted.
HOMEWORK/PARTICIPATION........15%
CLASSWORK/QUIZZES.....................25%
PARAPHRASING.................................10%
MIDTERM EXAM.................................20%
FINAL EXAM.......................................30%
TENTATIVE CALENDAR
In this course, we will review:
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Verb tenses, particularly their usage
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Unreal conditions
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Perfective and passive infinitive forms
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Subordination/coordination of structures
We will spend more time on these topics:
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Causative verbs (have, make, let)
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Subject/verb inversion and fronting of structures
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Subjunctive verbs
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Articles
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Reduced forms, especially adjective and adverb clauses
OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the term, you should be able to do the following.
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Understand and use all verb tenses in statements, questions, and negatives
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Understand and use causative verb forms
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Recognize and use subject/verb inversion, including fronting of structures
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Recognize and use subjunctive verb constructions
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Recognize which article to use with a variety of noun phrases
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Be able to be understood in speaking and writing using each of these structures
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Edit written work to a level that meets the expectations of clarity and
acceptability for the university
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Perform each of these objectives with at least 70% accuracy in speaking,
listening, reading, and writing, with particular emphasis on writing.
Other pages associated with this one:
Other helpful grammar links for this level:
TOEFL Prep (costs
$7)
Review the TOEFL test
Tutorials and Practice
Questions For The Computer-Based TOEFL® Test
Grammar
Modules (passive voice, verb tenses, articles)
Elements of Style
(by William Strunk Jr.)
Mary
Nell's Grammar Summaries and Explanations
CNN Newsroom &
WorldView for ESL: index of previous grammar exercises
(Note: videos are not available for this, so contexts may be
difficulat to understand at times)