Structure Of Modern English Ii
- Arts
- 100 level
- 2 credit units
- 167 pages
- 15 units
This course, The Structure of Modern English II, is designed for English major students. It builds upon concepts introduced in ENG121, focusing on advanced aspects of English sentence structure and grammatical models. The course covers structural problems, sentence connection, verb properties, and an overview of grammatical models from traditional to modern approaches. Students will develop skills in identifying and correcting structural errors, constructing well-coordinated sentences, and understanding the evolution of grammatical theories.
About this course
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Study hours
- 208 hours
- Maths
- None
- Content
- Theoretical
- Practical work
- No
- ENG121
- Assignments
- Tutor Marked Assessments
- Final Examination
What you'll read
The real module and unit structure of ENG122, taken from the course material NOUN publishes.
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ENG122 · UNIT 1: STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS
Each study unit consists of one week’s work and includes specific objectives, directions for study, reading material, self assessment exercises. Together with tutor-marked assignments, these exercises will assist you in achieving the stated learning objectives of the individual units and of the course.
What you should be able to do
- Identify and correct structural problems in English sentences.
- Construct well-coordinated and connected sentences.
- Demonstrate a firm grasp of English verb properties, including tense, aspect, voice, and mood.
- Understand the ancestry and development of grammatical models.
- Apply grammatical knowledge to improve writing and speaking skills.
- Analyze sentences using different grammatical models.
What it prepares you for
- Editor
- Proofreader
- Content Writer
- Journalist
- English Teacher
- Publishing
- Journalism
- Education
- Content Creation
- Communications
Where it gets hard
The units students slow down on, and what makes each one heavy.
- Module 1: The English Sentence
Unit 3: Subject-Verb Agreement
Understanding dangling modifiers requires careful attention to the relationship between modifying phrases and the subjects they modify, often leading to confusion and misinterpretation.
- Module 3: Grammatical Models
Unit 3: Transformational Generative Grammar
Transformational Generative Grammar involves complex rules and formulas for sentence generation, requiring a strong foundation in linguistic theory and abstract reasoning.
A suggested way through it
13 weeks, about 47 hours in total. Yours will differ.
- Week 1Module 1: The English Sentence
Unit 1: Structural Problems · 2 hours
Read Unit 1: Structural Problems, focusing on parallelism, fragmentation, dangling modifiers, and ambiguity.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to practice identifying and correcting parallel structure errors.. Analyze examples of sentence fragments and dangling modifiers, rewriting them as complete, clear sentences..
Unit 2: Sentence Connection · 2 hours
Read Unit 2: Sentence Connection, paying attention to transitional words, time/place relationships, enumerations, and structural parallelism.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1, focusing on using 'either, neither, nor, too' correctly.. Practice connecting sentences using various transitional words and phrases to improve flow and coherence..
- Week 2Module 1: The English Sentence
Unit 3: Subject-Verb Agreement · 2 hours
Read Unit 3: Subject-Verb Agreement, focusing on compound subjects, collective nouns, intervening phrases, and indefinite pronouns.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to test understanding of subject-verb agreement rules.. Practice constructing sentences with correct subject-verb agreement, paying attention to special cases..
Unit 4: Agreement of Pronoun with Antecedent · 2 hours
Read Unit 4: Agreement of Pronoun with Antecedent, focusing on indefinite pronouns, compound antecedents, collective nouns, and vague antecedents.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to practice identifying pronouns and their antecedents.. Rewrite sentences to ensure clear pronoun-antecedent agreement in number, gender, and person..
- Week 3Module 1: The English Sentence
Unit 5: Coordination · 2 hours
Read Unit 5: Coordination, focusing on clausal and phrasal coordination, and semantic implications of coordination.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to distinguish between coordination and subordination.. Practice constructing coordinated sentences using 'and, or, but' to express different relationships..
Unit 6: Punctuation · 2 hours
Read Unit 6: Punctuation, focusing on end punctuations, internal punctuations, and other punctuation marks.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to practice using correct end punctuation.. Edit and correct sentences to ensure proper use of commas, semicolons, colons, and other punctuation marks..
- Week 4Module 2: The English Verb
Unit 1: Tense and Aspect · 2 hours
Read Unit 1: Tense and Aspect, focusing on simple tenses, perfect tenses, progressive aspect, and perfective aspect.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to explain the relationship between tense and aspect.. Practice using different verb tenses and aspects to express time and manner of action accurately..
Unit 2: Voice and Mood · 2 hours
Read Unit 2: Voice and Mood, focusing on active and passive voice, indicative, imperative, and subjunctive moods.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to identify sentences in the passive voice.. Rewrite sentences in both active and passive voice, and practice using different verb moods to convey different meanings..
- Week 5Module 2: The English Verb
Unit 3: Modal Auxiliaries · 2 hours
Read Unit 3: Modal Auxiliaries, focusing on modality, tense, aspect, and negation in modal auxiliaries.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to compare different modal auxiliaries.. Practice using modal auxiliaries to express politeness, permission, ability, obligation, and necessity..
Unit 4: Non Finite and Emphatic Forms · 2 hours
Read Unit 4: Non-Finite and Emphatic Forms, focusing on finite and non-finite forms, and emphatic forms.. Complete Self Assessment Exercise 1 to identify and state the functions of non-finite verbs.. Practice using non-finite verb forms (infinitives, participles, gerunds) and emphatic forms to enhance sentence structure and meaning..
- Week 6Module 3: Grammatical Models
Unit 1: Traditional Grammar · 3 hours
Read Unit 1: Traditional Grammar, focusing on the concept of grammar, traditional grammar rules, strengths, and weaknesses.. Review the origins of grammar from Greek philosophers and the influence of Latin grammar on English.. Analyze examples of prescriptive rules in traditional grammar and evaluate their relevance today..
- Week 7Module 3: Grammatical Models
Unit 2: Structural Grammar · 3 hours
Read Unit 2: Structural Grammar, focusing on European and American structuralism, immediate constituent analysis, strengths, and weaknesses.. Compare and contrast European and American structuralism, focusing on key concepts like langue/parole and synchronic/diachronic linguistics.. Practice using immediate constituent analysis to break down sentences into their structural components..
- Week 8Module 3: Grammatical Models
Unit 3: Transformational Generative Grammar · 3 hours
Read Unit 3: Transformational Generative Grammar, focusing on phrase structure rules, transformational structure rules, morphophonemic rules, deep and surface structure, strengths, and weaknesses.. Explain the terms: transformational grammar, competence and performance.. Illustrate the transformational rules with examples.
- Week 9Module 3: Grammatical Models
Unit 4: Systemic Grammar · 3 hours
Read Unit 4: Systemic Grammar, focusing on categories of analysis (unit, class, structure, system).. Explain the categories which serve as the units of analysis within the systemic grammar framework. Explain the categories of Unit, Class, Structure and System, and how they work in language analysis..
- Week 10Module 3: Grammatical Models
Unit 5: Government and Binding Grammar · 3 hours
Read Unit 5: Government and Binding Grammar, focusing on major aspects and interactive sub-systems of GB.. Explain GB's concept of Principles and Parameters. Use appropriate illustrations.. What is meant by Head-First and Head-Last languages? Give some examples from English and your mother tongue or any other language..
- Week 11Module 1: The English Sentence
Module 1 Review · 4 hours
Review Module 1: The English Sentence, focusing on key concepts and exercises from Units 1-6.. Practice identifying and correcting structural problems, connecting sentences effectively, and applying punctuation rules.. Complete sample assignments to reinforce understanding of sentence construction principles..
- Week 12Module 2: The English Verb
Module 2 Review · 4 hours
Review Module 2: The English Verb, focusing on key concepts and exercises from Units 1-4.. Practice using different verb tenses and aspects, voice and mood, and modal auxiliaries.. Complete sample assignments to reinforce understanding of verb properties and usage..
- Week 13Module 3: Grammatical Models
Module 3 Review · 4 hours
Review Module 3: Grammatical Models, focusing on key concepts and exercises from Units 1-5.. Compare and contrast traditional grammar, structural grammar, transformational generative grammar, systemic grammar, and government and binding grammar.. Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each grammatical model and their contributions to linguistic theory..
Preparing for the exam
- Create flashcards for key grammatical terms and rules from Modules 1 and 2.
- Practice sentence diagramming to visualize sentence structure and identify potential errors.
- Review all Tutor-Marked Assignments (TMAs) and focus on areas where you received lower scores.
- Develop a study schedule allocating specific time slots for each module and unit.
- Form a study group to discuss challenging concepts and practice applying grammatical rules.
- Focus on understanding the differences between various grammatical models (Traditional, Structural, Transformational, Systemic, Government and Binding).
- Practice identifying and correcting common errors in sentence construction, such as subject-verb agreement, pronoun-antecedent agreement, and dangling modifiers.
- Create concept maps linking key concepts from different units to reinforce understanding of the interconnectedness of grammatical principles.
Questions students ask about this course
What is ENG122 about?
This course, The Structure of Modern English II, is designed for English major students. It builds upon concepts introduced in ENG121, focusing on advanced aspects of English sentence structure and grammatical models. The course covers structural problems, sentence connection, verb properties, and an overview of grammatical models from traditional to modern approaches. Students will develop skills in identifying and correcting structural errors, constructing well-coordinated sentences, and understanding the evolution of grammatical theories.
How many units does ENG122 have?
ENG122, Structure Of Modern English Ii, has 15 units across 3 modules, over 167 pages of course material. You can read it one unit at a time.
How many credit units is ENG122?
ENG122 carries 2 credit units, at 100 level in Arts.
Is ENG122 hard?
ENG122 is rated intermediate level, with no mathematical content. It is mostly theoretical work.
How long does ENG122 take to study?
About 208 hours of study, spread across its 15 units.
How is ENG122 assessed?
ENG122 is assessed by Assignments, Tutor Marked Assessments and Final Examination.
What do I need before starting ENG122?
ENG121
What can I do with ENG122?
Editor, Proofreader, Content Writer, Journalist and English Teacher.