Description:

The aim of English 105 is to introduce the student to the basic structures in English grammar: parts of speech, sentence types, phrases and clauses. Students learn to use correct punctuation. Moving from joining short phrases to the basic sentence, students learn to combine ideas to form a variety of sentence structures. Students practice skills, working in class (often in pairs or groups) and making use of computer programs in the Writing Center. Grammar games are used to help prepare students for a test. 3 hrs./wk. This course does not fulfill degree requirements.

Supplies: Refer to the instructor's course syllabus for details about any supplies that may be required.

Prerequisites: NONE

Textbook(s): For information see - http://bookstore.jccc.net

Course Fees: NONE

Course Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the student should be able to:

1. Identify parts of speech in sentences and write original sentences.
2. Use the correct part of speech in the correct order in an English sentence.
3. Identify basic sentence parts, including subject, predicate, and complements.
4. Identify phrases and write original sentences using a variety of phrases.
5. Differentiate between main and subordinate clauses and write original sentences employing subordinate clauses.
6. Identify and write the four sentence types.
7. Vary lengths, beginnings, and types of sentences.
8. Recognize mechanical sentence errors and correct them.
9. Combine sentences, phrases, and clauses to improve flow and reduce wordiness.
10. Identify and correctly use punctuation in a variety of sentence patterns.

Content Outline & Competencies:

I. Parts of Speech
   A. Identify the parts in sentences, including:
      1. Noun
      2. Verb
      3. Adjective
      4. Adverb
      5. Pronoun
      6. Preposition
      7. Conjunction
   B. Identify the inflection of parts of speech in sentences.
   C. Write original sentences using the correct parts of speech and their
inflections.
   D. Recognize changes in function when word order is shifted.

II. Sentence Parts
   A. Recognize the major sentence parts.
      1. Subjects
      2. Predicates
      3. Complements
         a. Direct object
         b. Indirect object
         c. Predicate noun
         d. Predicate adjective
   B. Form different sentence patterns.
      1. Subject - action verb - no complement
      2. Subject - action verb - direct object
      3. Subject - action verb - indirect object - direct object
      4. Subject - linking verb - predicate noun
      5. Subject - linking verb - predicate adjective

III. Phrases
   A. Identify and write non-verbal phrases.
      1. Prepositional
      2. Noun appositives
   B. Identify and write verbal phrases.
      1. Present and past participles
      2. Infinitives
      3. Gerunds
   C. Reduce longer constructions to phrases and add them to the basic
sentence.

IV. Clauses
   A. Recognize and form main clauses.
   B. Recognize and form three types of subordinate clause.
      1. Adverb
      2. Adjective
      3. Noun
   C. Use a variety of subordinating conjunctions to add the adverb clause
to a main clause.
   D. Use a correct relative pronoun to add an adjective clause to the
main clause.
   E. Use the noun clause as subject, direct object, or predicate noun.
   F. Use the noun clause correctly in indirect address.

V. Sentence Types
   A. Recognize, write, and punctuate simple sentences.
   B. Recognize, write, and punctuate compound sentences in three ways:
      1. Using a comma and a coordinating conjunction
      2. Using a semicolon
      3. Using a semicolon followed by a conjunction adverb or phrase and
a comma
   C. Recognize, write, and punctuate the complex sentence.
   D. Recognize, write, and punctuate the compound-complex sentence.

VI. Variety of Sentence Lengths, Beginnings, and Types
   A. Analyze the sentence lengths of a short paper and rewrite the paper
using a mixture of sentence lengths.
   B. Analyze the types of sentence beginnings in a short paper and revise
sentences so that some sentences begin with:
      1. Subordinate clauses
      2. Verbal phrases
      3. Prepositional phrases
      4. Adverbs or absolute constructions

VII. Sentence Errors - Recognize and Correct Sentence Errors
   A. Fragments
   B. Run-on or fused sentences
   C. Comma splices
   D. Misplaced modifiers
   E. Lack of parallelism
   
VIII. Sentence Revision
   A. Recognize and eliminate repetition of single words, phrases, or
sentences.
   B. Reduce main clauses to subordinate clauses or phrases, and, using
correct grammar, add these reduced elements to the main sentence.
   C. Reduce subordinate clauses to phrases, and, using correct grammar,
add these phrases to the main sentence.

IX. Sentence Combining
   A. Combine short sentences into one or more sentences, using correct
grammar.
   B. Combine a series of short sentences into one or more correct
sentences, using transitional words or phrases.

X. Punctuation and Mechanics
   A. Write original sentences using the comma.
      1. In a series
      2. After introductory items
      3. To separate clauses in a compound sentence
      4. To separate interposed items
      5. In quoted material
   B. Write original sentences using the semicolon.
      1. In a compound sentence
      2. In a compound-complex sentence
   C. Write original sentences using the colon
   D. Recognize and correct errors.
      1. The apostrophe
      2. Quotation marks
      3. Capitalization
      4. Hyphens
      5. Italics

Methods of Evaluation of Competencies:

Evaluation of student mastery of course competencies will be accomplished using the following methods:

Tests and quizzes: (34%) Besides short quizzes, testing includes
chapter tests, mid-term and final exams.
Homework:          (33%)
Classwork:         (33%) Part of the classwork includes tasks to be
completed using grammar software in the Writing Center.

Grading is based on the following levels of mastery of stated
competencies:

         90-100%  A
         80-89%   B
         70-79%   C
         60-69%   D
          0-59%   F

Caveats: NONE

Disabilities:

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