Gain insights into technical writing, audience analysis, creating coherent paragraphs, iterative improvement, and mastering parts of speech and punctuation for impactful and well-structured communication.

The ability to structure your thoughts and write in a way that is both compelling and easy to follow is an essential skill in your corporate journey. Good writing can help you project a positive image and convince people.

This course starts by introducing you to technical writing how it differs from the other forms of writing, and the importance of understanding your audience. You’ll learn how to write meaningful and easy-to-follow sentences and bring these sentences together to create coherent paragraphs. The review-revise-edit process is covered next to emphasize the importance of improving your material iteratively. The course ends with a detailed discussion of the parts of speech and punctuation so that you can write well and avoid common mistakes.

By the end of the course, you will be able to write according to the needs and expectations of your audience. Your writing will be impactful and well-structured, and you will have in-depth knowledge of technical writing concepts.

Grokking the Technical Writing Process

# Introduction
**Clauses** are groups of related words that contain a subject and a verb. There are two main types of clauses: *independent (or main) clauses* and *dependent (or subordinate) clauses*. Dependent clauses have two subtypes, adjective clauses and noun clauses.

When writing, it's important to be able to identify clauses to avoid sentence fragments and to use parts of speech and punctuation correctly. So, let's get into it!

## Independent clauses
An **independent clause**, sometimes called a *main clause*, is a part of a sentence that can stand alone as a complete sentence. 

For example, in the sentence, “The black dog ran along the river,” the independent clause is “The black dog ran.” 

Independent clauses can be joined together by coordinating conjunctions or semicolons. For now, consider the following examples for how to correctly join two independent clauses:
* Example → "The black dog ran and the red fox chased it."
* Example → "The black dog ran; the red fox chased it."



Learn about clauses and their two main types, independent and dependent.

Introduction to Technical Writing

How to Get Started

How to Use Common Punctuation Correctly

How to Write a Good Sentence

How to Write a Good Paragraph

How to Review, Revise, and Edit

Conclusion

Appendix A. Parts of Speech (Recommended for ESL Writers)

Appendix B. Punctuation Continued (Recommended for ESL Writers)

Test Your Skills!

Clauses

Introduction

Independent clauses