DEDAN KIMATHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY

INSTITUTE OF GENERAL STUDIES

IGS 1201: Introduction to General Studies and African Civilization

Grammar Section Outline
Lecturers: C. Njoroge/ H. Gachomo
Course Description
The focus of the grammar section in this unit is to equip the learner with a
solid understanding of grammatical rules in English. By the end of the
course, the learner will be able to formulate and clearly express complex
ideas with minimum grammatical errors.
Course Content
Week 1: Introduction
• Grammar
Week 2: Parts of Speech
• Nouns
Week 3: Parts of Speech
• Pronouns
Week 4: Parts of Speech
• Verbs
Week 5: Parts of Speech
• Adjectives
Week 6: Parts of Speech
• Adverbs
Week 7: Parts of Speech
• Prepositions
Week 8: Parts of Speech
• Articles
• Interjections
• Conjunctions
Week 9: Sentence Construction
• What is a sentence?
• Types of sentences
Week 10: Building Sentences
Week 11: Subject-Verb Agreement
Week 12: Paragraphs
Week 13: Writing Effective Letters and Emails
Week 14: Review
Week 15: Review

Recommended Text
Thurman, S. (2003). The only grammar book you’ll ever need: A one-stop
source for every writing assignment. Adams Media <<https://b-
ok.africa/book/3410039/6972ab>>