This course helps students improve their grammar and editing skills in order to be successful in Provincial English 12. The course helps students to identify and correct simple sentence errors, run on sentence errors and fragment sentence errors. The students learn to use sentence combining techniques to make more complex sentences through the introduction of subordination and coordination. Students also learn how to identify and correct verb tense errors, subject verb agreement errors, punctuation errors and a number of other grammar errors. The focus on writing fluency includes the introduction of transition words, ways to improve word choice, and ways to reduce wordiness. The course also covers some common EAL errors.
Prerequisites
English 10 or departmental assessment.
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What you will learn
- Simple and complex sentences: combining sentences
Sentence errors such as run on sentences and fragment sentences
Modifier errors
Relative pronouns
Subject verb agreement
Pronoun form
Punctuation
Plural problems
Prepositions
Articles
Word choice and wordiness
Academic language
Writing fluency, sentence variety and transition words
How to register
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40259 |
January 5, 2026 to April 22, 2026 |
Self Paced | VCC Broadway Building A | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40359 |
February 2, 2026 to April 22, 2026 |
Self Paced | In Person/Online option | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40459 |
March 2, 2026 to April 22, 2026 |
Self Paced | In Person/Online option | See full schedule |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60887 |
May 4, 2026 to August 25, 2026 |
Self Paced | VCC Broadway Building A | See full schedule | Register |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61186 |
June 1, 2026 to August 25, 2026 |
Self Paced | In Person/Online option | See full schedule | Register |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61257 |
July 2, 2026 to August 25, 2026 |
Self Paced | In Person/Online option | See full schedule | Register |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42966 |
April 1, 2026 to April 22, 2026 |
Self Paced | In Person/Online option | See full schedule | Register |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
| CRN# | Duration | Delivery | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62089 |
August 4, 2026 to August 25, 2026 |
Self Paced | In Person/Online option | See full schedule | Register |
Online courses listed without scheduled meeting times can be completed on your own schedule.
Contact us
If you have any question, please email at advising@vcc.ca.
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.