chapters · 5
Chapter 1: Two Ideas In One Sentence
One link word joins two clauses. Which word, which order, and which of the two ideas gets the loud half.
7 concepts
→
Chapter 2: The Clause That Describes A Noun
Learners attach a clause to a noun without doubling the subject, choose the pronoun by what the noun is, and use the comma to control whether the clause identifies the noun or merely adds to it.
7 concepts
→
Chapter 3: If, And The Frame That Follows It
Learners choose between a real and an unreal condition, hold the verb frame across the whole sentence, and use conditionals to hedge a claim rather than to state a fantasy.
7 concepts
→
Chapter 4: Saying It In Fewer Words
Learners open a sentence with a participle, attach one to a noun, and match it to the right subject.
7 concepts
→
Chapter 5: Range Without Breakage
Learners choose between the four structures the course has taught, sustain them across a paragraph, and stop before the sentence outgrows their control.
7 concepts
→