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DESCRIPTION:Morning workshop: Using connectors powerfully\nSession 1: Probl
 ems with the use of connectors 1: conjunctions\, relative pronouns\, sente
 nce adverbials\, prepositionsThe writing of so many authors nowadays aboun
 ds with problems involving the use of connectors. This alone can create he
 adaches for the translator or editor. Besides the age-old chestnut of “tha
 t” versus “which”\, we'll consider the incorrect choice and use of sentenc
 e adverbials (however\, in addition\, consequently\, meanwhile) and those 
 dangerous words “while”\, “despite”\, “although” and “since” – dangerous b
 ecause they usually introduce inordinately long and complex sentences that
  are almost impossible to fathom.By considering examples of the misuse of 
 verbal connectors during this hands-on session\, participants will acquire
  some tips on how best to improve authors’ writing in this area.\nSession 
 2: Problems with the use of connectors 2: using punctuation correctly and 
 meaningfully\nMuch of the writing we encounter nowadays is bland\, and oft
 en the reason is that authors are so uncreative in their use of punctuatio
 n. They tend to limit their punctuation repertoire to full stops and comma
 s (and then use the comma incorrectly\, too!). In this session\, participa
 nts will be introduced to creative and powerful uses of the semicolon\, th
 e colon\, parentheses and the dash. They can all be used quite legitimatel
 y in any genre to convey an author’s meaning clearly and to connect their 
 ideas more powerfully than the humble comma (although its effective use wi
 ll also feature)!By considering examples of the misuse of punctuation to c
 onnect ideas\, sentences and paragraphs during this hands-on session\, par
 ticipants will acquire some tips on how best to improve authors’ writing i
 n this particular area.The morning workshop is good for 3 PE points.\nAfte
 rnoon workshop: Using verbs powerfully\nSession 1: The modal verbs: is you
 r author ‘in the mood’?In the writing of many ESL and EFL authors\, the En
 glish modal verbs often present editors and revisers with challenges at a 
 number of levels. And amid much unidiomatic usage\, LPs have to fix the in
 appropriate use of modal verbs in order to render texts comprehensible. In
  particular\, can\, could\, may\, might\, shall\, should\, will and would 
 present challenges. This session will take you through the current wisdom 
 on the preferred usage of the modal verbs in English and help you to apply
  these verbs in the many different text types we all work with.Participant
 s will ‘learn by doing’ in that they will be exposed to a variety of texts
  in which errors of modal verb usage occur. You will then have an opportun
 ity to correct the errors\, which will in turn lead to discussions about c
 urrently acceptable or unacceptable usage in a variety of contexts and gen
 res.Session 2: Getting to grips with authors’ phrasal verb usageEnglish ab
 ounds with phrasal verbs. They contribute\, often subtly and idiomatically
 \, to its richness\, carrying meanings different from their root verb form
 s. They are also notorious for befuddling both writers and editors or revi
 sers\, though! Why\, for instance\, do we write ‘The swimmer dived into th
 e pool’ but ‘Tune in to radio station ABC’? And when a plane takes off\, d
 o we speak of ‘at takeoff’ or ‘at take-off’ when using the noun form? The 
 answers to these and other phrasal verb conundrums will be provided during
  this session in which you will ‘learn by doing’ a number of exercises tha
 t help to illustrate current usage.Among the related issues to be dealt wi
 th regarding phrasal verbs include perennial problems such as:• which adve
 rb or preposition fits idiomatically with a given verb or noun (eg provide
  with versus provide for\; insight into\, not in)\;• assigning the correct
  adverbs or prepositions to verbs or nouns (eg ‘We gained great appreciati
 on of and insight into his method of designing jewellery.’)\;• US versus U
 K usage.The afternoon workshop is good for 3 PE points.\n\nParticipants ar
 e welcome to send in their related grammar bugbears before the workshop (c
 pd@sense-online.nl)\, or submit them during it\, as time will be allocated
  to dealing with them.\nAbout the facilitator:\nJohn Linnegar is something
  of a ‘grammar geek’\, having had the best of English teachers at school a
 t a time when grammar was well taught. A former schoolteacher (English\, H
 istory)\, John has been improving authors’ texts since 1977. He has writte
 n and published Engleish\, our Engleish: Common errors in South African En
 glish and how to resolve Them (2013)\, Text editing (2012)\, and\, more re
 cently\, grammar\, punctuation and all that jazz ... (with Ken McGillivray
 \, 2019). He is a co-author of Oxford English grammar: The advanced guide 
 (2015) and contributes a regular column on grammar and punctuation to the 
 quarterly newsletter of the Professional Editors’ Guild. He considers hims
 elf a descriptivist more than a prescriptivist in matters grammatical\, be
 ing inclined to reflect what the authorities consider to be preferred curr
 ent English usage. https://www.sense-online.nl/events/calendar/event/245-b
 rush-up-your-english-grammar
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LOCATION:La Vie\, Utrecht ()
SUMMARY:Brush up your English Grammar
URL:https://www.sense-online.nl/events/calendar/event/245-brush-up-your-eng
 lish-grammar
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