Advanced Grammar & Punctuation Project

University of California, Irvine

International Programs

Offered through Coursera

Instructors: Emily Ellis - Nicole Jacobs - Brad Gilpin - Tamy Chapman

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Diagram Tenses Clause Structures Punctuation Conjunctions Transitions
Verb Tenses
Past
Present
Future
  • Simple Past
  • Past Progressive
  • Past Perfect
  • Past Perfect Progressive
  • Simple Present
  • Present Progressive
  • Present Perfect
  • Present Perfect Progressive
  • Simple Future (will / going to)
  • Future Progressive
  • Future Perfect
  • Future Perfect Progressive
Clause Structures
Independent Clause
  • Adverb Clauses
  • Time
  • Cause
  • Condition
  • Reduced Clauses
  • V-ing
  • Having + V3
Dependent Clause
  • Time
  • Cause
  • Contrast
  • Condition
ENGLISH
GRAMMAR SYSTEM
Punctuation
  • Comma
  • Semicolon (;)
  • Comma
  • Lists, clauses, FANBOYS
  • Colon
  • Introduce list
  • Period
  • End sentence
Conjunctions
FANBOYS
  • For, And, Nor,
  • But, Or, Yet, So
Subordinating
  • because, if
Transitions
Contrast
Cause/Effect
Example
  • Addition
  • In addition, Moreover
  • Contrast
  • In contrast
  • However,
  • In contrast
  • Therefore, As a result
  • Therefore
  • As a result
  • For example, Such as
  • For example,
  • Such as

Diagram

Diagram Tenses Clause Structures Punctuation Conjunctions Transitions