Visit the
GRAMMAR CLINIC
at the
Writing Center
Bladen Hall Room 110
(301) 546-0748
SPRING 2017
The Grammar Clinic meets from 4:00 – 5:30 every Wednesday.
Individual Grammar tutoring is also available by appointment at the Writing Center
Grammar Clinic Subjects:
1. Feb 8
From Paper Plate Players to Bicycles – The Fundamental Principle of Grammar
2. Feb 15
The Noun Palette: Common and Proper, Concrete and Abstract, Morphing Words
3. Feb 22
Verbs, the Power Behind the Sentence: Action, State of Being, Regular, Irregular
4. Mar 1
The Perfect Accessories – Adjectives and Adverbs; see examples from literature and
create your own paragraphs which use these powerful modifiers
5. Mar 8
“Twas Brillig and the Slithy Toves” – Structure Words, the Sentence’s Essential Glue.
6. Mar 15
Dependent Clauses, Making Sentences, Informal and Formal Language
7. Mar 22
From Part to Whole but Not Too Much – Surefire Methods for Finding and Correcting
Sentence Fragments and Run-on Sentences
8. Mar 29
Two Sentence Analyzing Tools: Slotting and Diagramming
9. Apr 5
Writing with Detail, Depth, and Dimension by using Prepositional phrases, adverbs and
appositives
Apr 12
No Grammar Clinic
Spring Break
10. Apr 19 Make your own Sentence Pattern Wheels and Sentence Combining Wheels
11. Apr 26 Prescriptive, Descriptive, or Both? * LOCATION MIGHT CHANGE
12. May 3 It’s Party Time! Test Your Wits with Grammar Games: Sentence Error Bingo and
Grammar Jeopardy. Prizes and Refreshments for all Participants
Celebrate the end of another successful semester with games, prizes,
and Grammar Warrior Certificates.