Revising and Editing Assignment 2

Because the English 103 course is centered on culture and literature, we don't always focus on grammar and syntax tips. We do work a bit on our writing style, but still, we don't take the whole time to improve that. This is why it was very interesting to do this activity.
Here are my results of my Pre-test, my lessons and my Post-test:
Pre-test: 44/50
Lesson 3: 17/18
Lesson 4: 19/21
Lesson 7: 25/25
Lesson 9: 32/35
Lesson 12: 37/40
Lesson 13: 14/14
Lesson 14: 31/32
Lesson 15: 10/10
Lesson 18: 13/15
Lesson 19: 20/20
Post-test: 47/50

This course is a useful and helpful tool for people who wants to improve their writing skills. There are grammar, syntax, style and punctuation tips. It's also very well done, the lessons are explained in a understandable way, and the exercises in each lesson are effective. Furthermore, the Pre-test is a good indicator of which lessons you should take a look at. What I liked the least about this course is that the exercises are a bit too easy. I don't have that much to say about the leak points of this book because it really helped me. I knew I had and still have some problems with the punctuation -- I've never learned these kind of rules -- and with the syntax of my sentences which can sound awkward sometimes, but this course has plenty of lessons on these subjects. It meets my needs.

I've learned so many things in these ten lessons. Firstly, I know how and when to use semicolons now! I didn't know that it they can replace a conjunction between two clauses when there's none. I've also noticed that, instead of using too many commas, semicolons can be used, so the reader won't become confused while reading my text. Secondly, dashes are no longer a mystery to me. Before, I used to avoid this kind of punctuation, even in French. The lesson eighteen taught me when I should put dashes in a text. To set apart a summarizing statement after a series of items or to insert a comment, these are two of the numerous ways we can use dashes. Finally, the lesson three helped me to write better sentences. I didn't know that using qualifier as " I feel", " I think" or " In my opinion" could create a lack of confidence in a essay (especially the persuasive ones). I won't overuse them now that I'm aware of this.

In conclusion, because it is very well explained, because it is a useful tool, and because I feel that I didn't lose my time doing this assignment, I'll give this course a nine out of ten. I've learned so many things while I read the lessons and it also encourages me to persevere on my writing skills.