Basic English Skills 1

Basic English Skills 1

Course ID: ENG-103

Audience
Adult Continuing Education Program and High School Program

Module Description
Using correct English grammar is a valuable skill for successful communication. This course explains how the basic parts of a sentence are put into a working order. It introduces the basic parts of sentences, such as the subject, the predicate, and main and helping verbs. It also discusses complete sentences, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences. Introduced next are five of the eight parts of speech: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. This course provides a basic level of grammar skills and prepares students for Hadley's "Basic English Skills 2" course.

Media
braille, large print, online, DTB

Organization
10 lessons

Credit
Must complete both Eng-103 and ENG-106 to earn 1 Carnegie Unit.

Prerequisites
None, but this course does NOT teach conversational English. At minimum, it is suggested that students be able to read and write English at an eighth-grade level.

Overview
Students submit ten assignments to the instructor. Assignments can be submitted in print, braille, or longhand. Note: Although course is available in audio format, instructors do not accept recorded assignments.

Grading
Letter grades

Objectives and Content

Lesson 1: Basic Parts of the Sentence

After completing Lesson 1, students will be able to:
a. recognize a complete sentence
b. distinguish between the subject and the predicate
c. identify main verbs and helping verbs
d. locate a subject when it is in an unusual position

Lesson 2: More on Parts of the Sentence

After completing Lesson 2, students will be able to:
a. identify the objects of verbs
b. recognize linking verbs and predicate words
c. describe the compound parts in a sentence, and identify basic kinds of sentences
d. distinguish complete sentences, sentence fragments, and run-on sentences

Lesson 3: Using Nouns

After completing Lesson 3, students will be able to:
a. define a noun
b. recognize common and proper nouns
c. explain how nouns are used

Lesson 4: More on Using Nouns

After completing Lesson 4, students will be able to:
a. explain how to use nouns as predicate words
b. recognize plural nouns
c. identify the possessive forms of nouns

Lesson 5: Using Pronouns

After completing Lesson 5, students will be able to:
a. define a pronoun
b. identify the forms of pronouns
c. discuss the use of pronouns in compound constructions
d. identify pronouns and antecedents
e. recognize compound personal pronouns

Lesson 6: More on Using Pronouns

After completing Lesson 6, students will be able to:
a. distinguish between demonstrative and interrogative pronouns
b. identify indefinite pronouns
c. resolve particular pronoun issues

Lesson 7: Using Verbs

After completing Lesson 7, students will be able to:
a. recognize different categories of verbs
b. review the parts of a verb
c. use verb tenses
d. explain the principal parts of a verb

Lesson 8: More on Using Verbs

After completing Lesson 8, students will be able to:
a. recognize five types of irregular verbs
b. identify active and passive verbs

Lesson 9: Using Adjectives

After completing Lesson 9, students will be able to:
a. describe adjectives
b. identify adjectives in comparisons

Lesson 10: Using Adverbs

After completing Lesson 10, students will be able to:
a. describe adjectives
b. identify adjectives in comparisons
c. distinguish between adjectives and adverbs
d. recognize predicate adverbs
e. discuss modifiers
f. identify troublesome modifiers