Grammar-for-Grownups Quick Course

Take this quick pop quiz—and then join us August 20 to check your answers!

1. Lawrence was (aggravated/irritated) by prescription label warnings that drinking coffee would (aggravate/irritate) his ulcer.
2. The students were (anxiously awaiting/eagerly awaiting) the announcement of the scholarship recipient.
3. Keytaeon will (try to/try and) get in touch with his members before next week.
4. If you have any questions, please give Tom or (I, me, myself) a call.
5. Is this new job description for Amy and (I, me, myself)?
6. I don’t know. (Who, Whom) at the MSCUA office should we call about this?
7. How many commas belong in this sentence:
   Bob’s firm has branches in Dallas Kansas City Memphis Arlington and Jackson.

If anyone in your office has ever suffered from a comma trauma, then this session is for you. This course is ideal for anyone responsible for overseeing outgoing correspondence, paperwork, and email throughout the course of the workday. You’ll walk away with three tangible proofreading “gifts” designed to make your job easier. You will learn:

• The “Newspaper Proof”: A fail-safe three-step approach to proofreading
• How to proofread for quality under tight deadlines
• How to catch embarrassing mistakes and typos before it is too late
• Writers’ Round Table: How to handle frequently asked grammar questions such as:
  • Comma traumas
  • Help with hyphenation
  • Spacing after periods (how many spaces go after a period?)
  • Commonly confused word combos such as:
    • It’s and its
    • Affect and effect
    • Your and you’re
    • I, me, myself
    • Who and whom