School of Graduate Studies

English grammar: Prepositions, relative clauses and expletives | GPSC484


Description

Do you want to improve your English? Are you looking for resources to help support your written and spoken grammar?

This Grammar workshop is one of two stand-alone grammar workshops open to all graduate students at Concordia University. This workshop gives participants a solid foundation needed to move toward producing polished papers, reports, and theses at an advanced level. The workshop aims to help face some of the most persistent challenges with  English grammar – namely, challenges related to the use of prepositions, relative clauses, expletives, and misplaced and dangling modifiers. 

For more help with grammar, be sure to also register for English Grammar: articles, verbs, and passive voice. Note that neither of the two workshops is a prerequisite for the other.
 

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
 
  • Identify some of the most common English mistakes related to prepositions, relative clauses, expletives, and modifiers. 
  • Recognize and correct such grammar problems when they appear in texts.
  • Apply grammar-related specificities of English in their own writing.

 

The workshop will provide many concrete examples for each of the covered topics (i.e., prepositions, relative clauses, expletives, and modifiers), and participants will get the chance to actively participate in multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank learning exercises throughout the workshop. Plus, extensive additional exercises will be provided to all participants for further practice and resources beyond the workshop.

Leaders Information

Jacob Baby is an urban planner and PhD candidate in Geography, Planning & Environment. His research focuses on cities, particularly how transport planning and policy have developed in Indian cities over time. Jacob also enjoys working with students, helping them improve their skills in academic writing, research, and presentations. He finds teaching fulfilling and values the environment it provides for learning and growth.



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How it works

Event details

Workshop location

Online

Start date

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

End date

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Workshop days

Wednesday

Time

From 10:00 to 11:30

Capacity

9 / 40

Registration deadline

Sunday, January 25, 2026