Creating Well-constructed Sentences

Syntax is the grammatical term for arranging words to create logical phrases clauses and sentences. Well-constructed sentences express an idea by using the parts of speech in a logical order and are essential for effective business writing. A misplaced modifier might get a chuckle out of the reader but it reflects poorly on your communication skills. In this course youll learn some of the fundamentals for better writing – the parts of a sentence such as the subject and predicate as well as phrases and clauses. You’ll examine subject-verb agreement as well as agreement between pronouns and their antecedents. Youll also discover some techniques for writing well such as how to identify and fix common types of sentence errors.