Master English Writing | Syntax, English Grammar, And More

The complete guide to clear English writing: Fundamentals, English grammar, essay skills, and methods. Lots of examples!

What you'll learn
Learn the surprisingly simple fundamentals of clear and natural writing
Master English syntax for writing paragraphs that flow (important for essays)
Gain an intuitive understanding of English grammar for writing (with tons of examples)
Structure outlines for English essays; perfect for IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT, and TOEIC essays!
Avoid the most common writing mistakes, including punctuation, grammar, and style issues
Understand how to use active and passive voice, as well as modifiers, verbs, adjectives, and more
Find your unique style through exercises that will teach you how to play with English writing
Use dynamic and vivid language to persuade, describe, clarify, motivate… anything you want!
Reduce misunderstandings and awkward situations caused by sloppy writing
Turn the skills in this course into automatic habits with powerful writing exercises
Master new sentence patterns to build creative sentences for any purpose
And more!
Requirements
A desire to learn and a positive attitude
Some way to take notes and make examples
Description
What you write is often the first impression people have of you.If you don’t know how to write clearly and naturally in English, you will likely be judged based on that. It won’t matter how smart you are or how well you speak English; they can’t see those things because your awkward writing gets in the way. So, how do you want people to judge you?This course is essential for anyone who needs to write better. By the end of the course, you will learn how to express your thoughts in writing clearly and naturally, without awkward sentences, bad grammar, or unclear syntax.Each lesson in this course focuses on a specific skill or approach. Methodically, as you move through the curriculum, you will learn about the fundamentals of strong writing (which are not hard to learn). You’ll master grammatical structures for conveying ideas, describing things, making a point, supporting an idea, and ensuring that paragraphs flow naturally from one sentence to the next. And of course, you will master the usage of style and form in writing, as well as tips for structuring sentences of different lengths and styles. That’s where syntax comes in. If you don’t understand how to use good syntax, you simply cannot write well. It’s that simple.This course is filled with examples. That means, everything you learn in the course is backed up by real-life examples that will give you an intuition for the skills you’re learning, which is essential! The result: Rock-solid habits that you'll be able to use without having to think about it. Automatic writing habits!Maybe you’re working on an English cover letter, or you want to express yourself more clearly in work emails. Perhaps, you’re planning to take an English exam, like the IELTS, TOEFL, GMAT, or TOEIC, which all require very strong English essay-writing skills. This course will give you the skills to handle any of these, and more. A whole section of this course is dedicated specifically to writing English essays, including how to structure paragraphs and the process for building and using outlines. The essay section is also loaded with prompts to practice your essay skills.In addition to all the skills and methods you’ll master along the way, I have included exercises that will help you reach what I call ‘automatic’ skills. When you're writing something, you shouldn't have to try to remember what you learned in "some course on writing you took six months ago". Everything. Should. Be. Automatic. The exercises shared toward the end of the course, as well as lesson practice challenges throughout the course, will help you achieve that ‘automatic’ level. Well, what are you waiting for?If you are ready to master English writing once and for all, sign up for the course!I will see you in the first lesson. -Luke

Overview

Section 1: Course Overview and Best Practices

Lecture 1 Course Overview

Lecture 2 Essential Best Practices

Lecture 3 Correcting and Punctuation

Lecture 4 Mindset

Section 2: Writing Fundamentals

Lecture 5 An Example of Unclear Writing

Lecture 6 Clarifying Unclear Writing

Lecture 7 How to Write Clearly: Part 1

Lecture 8 How to Write Clearly: Part 2

Lecture 9 What Redundancy and Repetition Look Like

Lecture 10 Full Example of Redudndant Writing

Lecture 11 Fixing Redudant Writing

Lecture 12 Why Simplicity Matters

Lecture 13 Examples of Simple Writing

Lecture 14 How Adjectives Can Make Writing Your Writing More Vivid

Lecture 15 Alternatives to Very and Really

Lecture 16 When Adjectives are Not Used Well

Lecture 17 Using Adjectives Well

Lecture 18 Replacing Adverbs with Vivid Verbs

Lecture 19 Replacing General Verbs with Vivid Verbs

Lecture 20 Making Use of Verbs for Clarity

Lecture 21 Overview of Active and Passive Voice

Lecture 22 Awkward Usage of Passive Voice

Lecture 23 Using Active and Passive Voice Naturally

Lecture 24 Overview of Modifiers

Lecture 25 How to Avoid Confusion with Modifiers

Lecture 26 Only This Lesson Only Focusus on 'Only'

Section 3: Great Syntax

Lecture 27 Defining Good Syntax

Lecture 28 Examples of Bad and Good Syntax

Lecture 29 Overview of Dependent and Independent Clauses

Lecture 30 Examples of Dependent and Independent Clauses

Lecture 31 Prepositional Phrases: Part 1

Lecture 32 Prepositional Phrases: Part 2

Lecture 33 Simple, Intermediate, and Advanced Sentence Building

Lecture 34 Short sentences pack a punch!

Lecture 35 Short Sentences at the End

Lecture 36 Making an Impact with Short Sentences

Lecture 37 Punctuation Overview

Lecture 38 Connecting Independent Clauses with Commas

Lecture 39 Commas for Relative Clauses

Lecture 40 Commas for Adding Information

Lecture 41 Linking Things at the Front

Lecture 42 Commas for Lists

Lecture 43 How to Use Semicolons

Lecture 44 How to Use Hyphens

Lecture 45 Building Compound Adjectives with Hyphens

Section 4: Essay Structure and Strategies

Lecture 46 Overview of Paragraphs

Lecture 47 Structuring Paragraphs

Lecture 48 Full Paragraph Example

Lecture 49 Form Follows Purpose

Lecture 50 Building an Outline

Lecture 51 Outline Example

Lecture 52 Essays and How to Practice

Section 5: Practice Methods

Lecture 53 Short Variations

Lecture 54 Full Variations

Lecture 55 Replacement Exercise Steps

Lecture 56 Getting Down to the Bones

Lecture 57 Full Replacement Exercise Example

Lecture 58 Peer Review Overview

Lecture 59 Benefits of a Writing Buddy

Lecture 60 The Full Peer Review Process

Lecture 61 What makes a good prompt?

Lecture 62 Essay Prompts for Opinion, Explanation, and Comparison

Lecture 63 Essay Prompts for Pros and Cons, and Hypotheticals

Lecture 64 Essay Prompts to Agree or Disagree, and Give Preferences

Lecture 65 Writing for Review

Lecture 66 Final Thoughts

English learners who often need to write for work or school,Those preparing the the essay section of exams like IELTS and TOEFL,Professionals who find that their writing doesn't have the impact it should,This course is not intended for native English speakers