{"id":10423,"date":"2024-07-16T10:09:54","date_gmt":"2024-07-16T14:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/?page_id=10423"},"modified":"2026-07-08T08:53:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:53:41","slug":"grammar-foundations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/online-support\/grammar-foundations\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammar Foundations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-max  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n        \n                    \n                    \n            \n    <div class=\"cu-wideimage relative flex items-center justify-center mx-auto px-8 overflow-hidden md:px-16 rounded-xl not-prose  my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 bg-opacity-50 bg-cover bg-cu-black-50 py-24 md:py-28 lg:py-36 xl:py-48\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/123\/2026\/07\/P_CarletonPhotography_UGRLibraryStudy_230724-08-02-1600x700.jpg); background-position: 50% 50%;\">\n\n                    <div class=\"absolute top-0 w-full h-screen\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.600);\"><\/div>\n        \n        <div class=\"relative z-[2] max-w-4xl w-full flex flex-col items-center gap-2 cu-wideimage-image cu-zero-first-last\">\n            <header class=\"mx-auto mb-6 text-center text-white cu-pageheader cu-component-updated cu-pageheader--center md:mb-12\">\n\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold mb-2 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] cu-pageheader--center text-center mx-auto after:left-px\">\n                        Grammar Foundations\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                            <\/header>\n        <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    \n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>The Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS) is offering <strong>Grammar Foundations, <\/strong>a self-paced, online program to help you elevate your academic writing. The Carleton community can access the program through the <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/online-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CSAS Online Resources<\/a> Brightspace page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Module 1<\/strong>: Writing Structure, Types of Sentences, and Punctuation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Module 2<\/strong>: Common Errors and Clause Combinations<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Module 3<\/strong>: Verb Tense, Complements, and Voice (active vs. passive)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong class=\"myprefix-text-bold\">Module 4<\/strong>: Nouns, Phrases, and Prepositions<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The modules cover:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Key grammar points used in academic writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strategies for incorporating specific grammar points for more varied and engaging writing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tips for building academic vocabulary (e.g., Academic Word Lists, Academic Phrasebanks)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Interactive exercises to practice grammar in academic writing situations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Participants will need to adjust the grammar they use based on the specific writing style requirements of their respective academic disciplines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>All resources are available on CSAS <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/online-support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Online Resources<\/a> Brightspace page.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note that Grammar Foundations is <strong>not eligible<\/strong>&nbsp;for the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/learning-support\/incentive-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Incentive Program<\/a>&nbsp;or the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/csas\/online-support\/csas-learning-and-writing-development-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learning and Writing Development Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at <a href=\"mailto:csas@carleton.ca\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">csas@carleton.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Centre for Student Academic Support (CSAS) is offering Grammar Foundations, a self-paced, online program to help you elevate your academic writing. 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