ESL Teaching/Learning Resources
Grammar

Grammar Study Guides    

Concordance Grammar: Check grammar against corpus data: Read a sentence. Is it grammatically correct? Click the sentence to see examples of how native speakers use the structure. Apply the pattern to the sentence in question. If you think the sentence is OK then check , or if not OK then click .

English Grammar Book <http://www.englishpage.com/grammar/> (by englishpage.com) -- includes links to grammar points in alphabetical order; includes explanations, diagrams, and quizzes; see extensive site on Verb Tenses with quizzes and Irregular Verbs    

Charles Darling's Guide to Grammar and Writing (Index) <http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/index2.htm> includes an Index, Grammar and Writing rules, PowerPoint slideshows, and Quizzes at the Word and Sentence Level, Paragraph Level, Essay and Research Paper Level

OnLine English Grammar <http://www.edufind.com/english/grammar/toc.cfm> -- grammar topics with explanations and examples in alphabetical order (by Anthony Hughes)

The Internet Grammar of English < http://www.ucl.ac.uk/internet-grammar/home.htm> -- grammar items--some with exercises--in alphabetical order; searchable

Grammar Safari <http://www.iei.uiuc.edu/student_grammarsafari.html> -- Students of English who limit their study of grammar to what they find in grammar books are like naturalists who limit their study of nature to an encyclopedia.  Once you leave the safe confines of the grammar books, you begin to learn all kinds of interesting things about the way English is used.  It isn't easy; in fact, it's a jungle out there.

A Web of Online Grammars <http://www.aldea.com/guides/ag/b1104.html> -- This page maintains links with online grammars of as many languages as can be found on the Web.   It includes all types of grammars:  reference grammars, learning grammars, and historical grammars.

Grammar and Style Guide <http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Writing/>  -- by Jack Lynch; explanations of terms, in alphabetical order

Lists of Grammar Lists <http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/grlists.htm> -- provides lists of grammar items for use by ESL/EFL teachers, e.g. lists of irregular verbs, count/noncount nouns, verb+preposition combinations, phrasal verbs, conjunctions, and more.

Grammar Slammer  <http://englishplus.com/grammar/>  -- style and usage by EnglishPlus

The ESL Study Hall <http://home.gwu.edu/~meloni/eslstudyhall> (by Christine Meloni)-- GRAMMAR (A Guide to Grammar and Writing with grammar explanations and quizzes, Grammar and Style notes with lessons, exercises and quizzes)

The Grammar Lady <http://www.grammarlady.com> 

The Present Perfect <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2527/presentperfect.html> 

NetGrammar <http://netgrammar.altec.org/> -- an excellent new free online grammar course for intermediate students.  The course has 15 units.  Each unit includes a grammar lesson, and listening, reading and writing activities.

Regular Verbs in English <http://library.thinkquest.org/12447/lecon5.html?tqskip1=1&tqtime=1114> 

English Practice.com http://www.englishpractice.com/newweb/html/index_home.asp> -- Offers online courses for improving grammar, vocabulary and reading. 

The Collective Noun Page <http://www.ojohaven.com/collectives> 

Grammar Exercises/Quizzes

The Grammar Aquarium <http://www.autoenglish.org/freeexercises.htm>  -- lots of grammar notes, online and handout exercises for EFL and ESL; BASICS GENERAL MODAL VERBS PREPOSITIONS QUESTIONS TENSES TESTS TRICKY WORDS

Grammar Check <http://gocsm.net/sevas/esl/gramcheck/> -- explanations and online grammar exercises; follows chapters in Azar, Understanding and Using English Grammar

Online Grammar Handbook <http://www.tc.umn.edu/~jewel001/grammar/> -- for grammar and writing

Irregular Verb Quizzes: Interactive, with answer check: Irregular Verbs--Quiz,  Irregular Verbs 1--Basic Drill, Fill-in-the principal-parts (85 verbs); Irregular verb Crossword Puzzle

Article Usage <http://www.rpi.edu/web/writingcenter/esl.html> -- explanations, quizzes/exercises, and answers on articles, provided by the Writing Center at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (John R. Kohl)

Grammar, Vocabulary, and Culture Quizzes <http://www.isabelperez.com/grammar.htm> -- grammar explanations and interactive exercises in HotPotataoes, especially for lower proficiencies (beginner, low intermediate, intermediate), by Isabel Pérez Torres (and others) 

WUWC-Sentence Structure <http://www.wuacc.edu/services/zzcwwctr/sentencestructure_menu.html> -- sentence structure exercises provided by Washburn University Writing Center

Grammar Errors <http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/errorcorrection/> -- proofread errors of agreement, articles, prepositions with nouns and verbs, singular and plural nouns, auxiliary verbs

Reflexive Pronouns <hhttp://a4esl.org/q/j/tm/fb-reflexive.html> - Fill in the blank, intermediate level, 21 questions

Interesting Things For ESL Students <http://www.aitech.ac.jp/~itesls> -- Free online textbook and fun study site.  Slang, proverbs, anagrams, quizzes, activities, and more

English Grammar <http://www.englishclub.com/grammar/index.htm> -- explanations, examples, quizzes on grammar items, in alphabetical order, by Englishclub.com

Cutting Edge CALL Demos <http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/chorus/call/cuttingedge.html> -- Grammar and listening exercises by Jim Duber, using Macromedia Shockwave and Macromedia Director (multimedia authoring tools)

University of Victoria English Language Centre Study Zone  <http://web2.uvcs.uvic.ca/elc/studyzone/index.htm> -- grammar explanations/examples/exercises for all levels (in Hot Potatoes)

Correlative Conjunctions exercise <http://cc.ysu.edu/~tacopela/Correl-wendell-ex.htm>