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Sentence Strategies: Using Grammar to Build Academic Arguments
How you arrange clauses within a sentence affects the relationships readers perceive between your ideas. Coordination can give claims equal weight; subordination can establish contrast, cause, or qualification; and relative clauses can define, contextualize, or modify a key term. In this workshop, participants will become familiar with these grammatical structures by assembling, combining, and studying sentences drawn from academic contexts. Along the way, they will learn how grammar can support clearer reasoning and sharper emphasis in academic writing.
Facilitator: Dr. Alois Sieben, Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication
Location: IKBLC, Level 3, Dodson Room and on Zoom. Registrants receive the Zoom link 1 day prior to the workshop.
Date & Time: September 17, 2026 – 12:00pm-1:30pm
The Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication does not record workshops or share workshop slides. Also note that the use of AI recording tools is not permitted in our workshops. If you require support for note-taking or have accessibility needs, please contact us to discuss alternative arrangements.
Questions about this event? You can contact us at: cwsc.info@ubc.ca
- Date:
- Thursday, September 17, 2026
- Time:
- 12:00pm - 1:30pm
- Location:
- Irving K. Barber Learning Centre
- Audience:
- Doctoral Faculty Master's Post-Doc Staff Undergraduate
- Categories:
- Centre for Writing and Scholarly Communication Writing
- Presenter(s):
- Dr. Alois Sieben