This specialization is for English learners who want to write with greater sentence complexity. Through three courses, you’ll learn how to identify adverb, adjective, and noun clauses and how to avoid making common mistakes associated with each type. You will also learn how to use the three types of complex sentences to express your ideas in more sophisticated ways.
Learn English: Writing Effectively with Complex Sentences
University of California, Irvine via Coursera Specialization
Overview
Syllabus
Course 1: Enhance your Writing with Adverb Clauses
- Offered by University of California, Irvine. If you struggle to express complex ideas in English, don’t worry! This course will lead you ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses
- Offered by University of California, Irvine. Do you have a hard time describing things, people, and places in English? This course will show ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Enhance your Writing with Noun Clauses
- Offered by University of California, Irvine. This course is designed to hold your hand step-by-step through the most basic concepts of noun ... Enroll for free.
- Offered by University of California, Irvine. If you struggle to express complex ideas in English, don’t worry! This course will lead you ... Enroll for free.
Course 2: Enhance your Writing with Adjective Clauses
- Offered by University of California, Irvine. Do you have a hard time describing things, people, and places in English? This course will show ... Enroll for free.
Course 3: Enhance your Writing with Noun Clauses
- Offered by University of California, Irvine. This course is designed to hold your hand step-by-step through the most basic concepts of noun ... Enroll for free.
Courses
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If you struggle to express complex ideas in English, don’t worry! This course will lead you step-by-step on your journey to more advanced writing. In the first part of the course, you’ll learn some basic information about adverb clauses. Then, we’ll dive into the categories of ideas that adverb clauses express, and you’ll practice using subordinating conjunctions--the many grammar words that start adverb clauses. At the end of the course, you’ll learn how to use varied types of sentences in your writing, and you’ll show off all that you’ve learned by writing a paragraph. We’ll compare this final paragraph with one that you’ll write at the beginning of the course, and you’ll see the difference that adverb clauses can make.
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Do you have a hard time describing things, people, and places in English? This course will show you how to be more descriptive in your writing by incorporating adjective clauses in complex sentences. You will begin each course learning some basic information about adjective clauses. Then, we’ll get into the specifics of how to identify and use adjective clauses and the pronouns that begin them. In the last part of the course, you’ll demonstrate what you’ve learned by writing a paragraph. We’ll compare this final paragraph with one that you’ll wrote in week 1, and you’ll see just how much adjective clauses can improve your writing.
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This course is designed to hold your hand step-by-step through the most basic concepts of noun clauses all the way to the end goal of writing a paragraph with varied noun clauses. With each individual lesson, you’ll watch both introductory and guided practice videos which will give you tips on writing noun clauses, you’ll complete independent practice exercises and check your answers, and you’ll do short quizzes. For several assignments throughout the course, you’ll practice writing noun clauses, first as individual sentences and then within a paragraph. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to see exactly how much your writing has improved when you compare Week 1’s with Week 4’s writing. No matter how you use English in your daily life, this course will inspire you to use noun clauses more in your writing and speaking.
Taught by
Meg Parker
