Course Schedule (subject to change as needed):

Weekend Schedule

SC = Altman, et al, Sentence Combining Workbook.

Weekend #1:

Feb. 2: Introduction to Course. SC: Preface. What Is Sentence Combining, and Why Should You Know about It? SC: Units One (The Base Sentence), Two (Independent and Dependent Clauses), Three (Passive Sentences), Four (Coordinate Conjunctions), and Five (Subordinate Conjunctions).

Weekend #2:

Feb. 16: SC: Review One. Units Six (Subordinators for Comparison/Contrast), Seven (Subordinators for Concession), Eight (Transition Words/Phrases--Conjunctive Adverbs), and Nine (Parallel Structure--Punctuating "Lists").

Weekend #3:

Mar. 23: SC: Review Two. Units Ten (Adjective Phrases), Eleven (Prepositional Phrases), Twelve (Appositives), Thirteen (Adjective Clauses), and Fourteen (Verbal Phrases--Infinitives and Participles).

AFTER Weekend #3:

Complete SC Reviews #3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

Schmidt Online Office Hours tentatively W 6-8 pm. Gutweiler Online Office Hours TBA. Drop in for help.

Apr. 27: Last Chance to Finish SC Reviews!

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