Advanced Level Grammar for ESL Learners
English grammar learning for advanced level learners includes English grammar explainations for advanced forms and structures for ESL EFL advanced level learners.
Adding Emphasis in English - Cleft Sentences, Inversion and More
This article provides an explanation of a number of forms used to emphasize statements when expressing opinions, disagreeing, making strong suggestions, expressing annoyance, etc.
This article provides an explanation of a number of forms used to emphasize statements when expressing opinions, disagreeing, making strong suggestions, expressing annoyance, etc.
Adjective + Preposition Combinations - # 1
Study the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Study the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Adjective + Preposition Combinations - # 2
Study the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Study the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Adjective + Preposition Combinations - Quiz # 1
Check your understanding of the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Check your understanding of the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Adjective + Preposition Combinations - Quiz # 2
Check your understanding of the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Check your understanding of the use of these common expressions using adjective and preposition combinations.
Adjective Placement
Guideline to the correct order of adjectives when using more than one adjective to describe a noun (i.e., an interesting old English book).
Guideline to the correct order of adjectives when using more than one adjective to describe a noun (i.e., an interesting old English book).
Adjective Placement Quiz
Test your knowledge of using more than one adjective to describe a noun (i.e., an interesting old English book).
Test your knowledge of using more than one adjective to describe a noun (i.e., an interesting old English book).
Advanced English Grammar Review Quiz
This quiz provides questions that cover each of the most important Grammar points that advanced level English students need to know. Correct answers are provided after each question and a total score is given with feedback at the end of the test.
This quiz provides questions that cover each of the most important Grammar points that advanced level English students need to know. Correct answers are provided after each question and a total score is given with feedback at the end of the test.
Adverb Clauses Expressing Conditions
How to use adverb clauses such as if, unless, only if, even if, etc. to express conditions for results.
How to use adverb clauses such as if, unless, only if, even if, etc. to express conditions for results.
Adverb Clauses Expressing Opposition
How to use adverb clauses with time expressions such though, even though, whereas, etc. to show clauses in opposition to each other.
How to use adverb clauses with time expressions such though, even though, whereas, etc. to show clauses in opposition to each other.
Adverb Clauses Overview
Introduction to the use of adverb clauses using a chart to show the various types of adverb clauses used (time, opposition, condition and cause/effect).
Introduction to the use of adverb clauses using a chart to show the various types of adverb clauses used (time, opposition, condition and cause/effect).
Adverb Clauses Showing Cause and Effect
How to use adverb clauses such as because, as, since, etc. to express cause and effect.
How to use adverb clauses such as because, as, since, etc. to express cause and effect.
Adverb Clauses with Time Expressions
How to use adverb clauses with time expressions such as when, as soon as, before, etc.
How to use adverb clauses with time expressions such as when, as soon as, before, etc.
Adverb Usage Quiz
Intermediate to advanced English learning quiz using a wide variety of adverbs to fill in the blanks to complete a short tale about someone who wanted to learn Russian.
Intermediate to advanced English learning quiz using a wide variety of adverbs to fill in the blanks to complete a short tale about someone who wanted to learn Russian.
Alternate Conditional Forms
There are a number of alternate forms used with the conditional. This features focuses on variations in standard conditional sentences.
There are a number of alternate forms used with the conditional. This features focuses on variations in standard conditional sentences.
Auxiliary Verb Usage in English
Knowing correct auxiliary verb usage is key to tense usage. Every tense takes an auxiliary form of the verb. This guide to auxiliary verb provides an overview and quiz of auxiliary verb usage in English.
Knowing correct auxiliary verb usage is key to tense usage. Every tense takes an auxiliary form of the verb. This guide to auxiliary verb provides an overview and quiz of auxiliary verb usage in English.
Basic English Punctuation Rules
This guide provides instruction on the basic rules of using a period, comma, colon, semicolon, question mark and exclamation point. It is intended for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL English classes.
This guide provides instruction on the basic rules of using a period, comma, colon, semicolon, question mark and exclamation point. It is intended for intermediate to advanced level ESL EFL English classes.
Causative Verbs
Explanation of the Engilsh causative verbs have and make with examples of structures and usage. For use in ESL and EFL classes.
Explanation of the Engilsh causative verbs have and make with examples of structures and usage. For use in ESL and EFL classes.
Common Mistakes in English - Have vs. Of in Conditional Forms
Guide to some of the most common mistakes in English - Have vs. Of in Conditional Forms.
Guide to some of the most common mistakes in English - Have vs. Of in Conditional Forms.
Contractions
When we use contractions (He's, We've etc.) in English including when to use contractions in written English.
When we use contractions (He's, We've etc.) in English including when to use contractions in written English.
English Article Useage Quiz #1
Quiz focusing on article useage in English. Choose a, an, the or nothing to complete the gaps.
Quiz focusing on article useage in English. Choose a, an, the or nothing to complete the gaps.
English Contractions
List of English contractions with full verb and example sentences for ESL students.
List of English contractions with full verb and example sentences for ESL students.
English Grammar Quick Review: Tenses
This grammar reference section provides a quick review and explanation of tenses used in English. The feature is divided into sections on present, past and future tenses including tense usage instructions, example sentences and hints.
This grammar reference section provides a quick review and explanation of tenses used in English. The feature is divided into sections on present, past and future tenses including tense usage instructions, example sentences and hints.
English Grammar Workbooks
Top grammar workbook recommendations for English as a Second Language students and teachers. These grammar workbooks are used in both the UK and the United States for classes and self-study from beginning to advanced levels.
Top grammar workbook recommendations for English as a Second Language students and teachers. These grammar workbooks are used in both the UK and the United States for classes and self-study from beginning to advanced levels.
English Tense Review
English Tense Review to help advanced level English ESL EFL TESL or TOEFL classes and students review all major tenses through first reading, then naming and finally conjugating the same challenging text.
English Tense Review to help advanced level English ESL EFL TESL or TOEFL classes and students review all major tenses through first reading, then naming and finally conjugating the same challenging text.
English Tense Review - Conjugating Verbs
Tense Review and conjugation exercise to help advanced level English ESL EFL TESL or TOEFL classes and students review all major tenses
Tense Review and conjugation exercise to help advanced level English ESL EFL TESL or TOEFL classes and students review all major tenses
English Tenses
A quick overview chart to 13 tenses in English. This guide gives you a general idea of when to use these tenses.
A quick overview chart to 13 tenses in English. This guide gives you a general idea of when to use these tenses.
English Tenses Review - Naming Tenses
Tense Review and conjugation exercise to help advanced level English ESL EFL TESL or TOEFL classes and students review all major tenses
Tense Review and conjugation exercise to help advanced level English ESL EFL TESL or TOEFL classes and students review all major tenses
English Tip of the Day
Each day receive a new English use tip with sentence examples. There is also a Quiz of the Day and Worksheet of the Day. The English level, quiz and worksheet start off easy at an intermediate level. As the months go by, you'll improve your level to advanced English usage.
Each day receive a new English use tip with sentence examples. There is also a Quiz of the Day and Worksheet of the Day. The English level, quiz and worksheet start off easy at an intermediate level. As the months go by, you'll improve your level to advanced English usage.
English Verb Resources
Here is a guide to the extensive English verb resources at the site. Resources include information on verb conjugation, auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs, verb patterns and more.
Here is a guide to the extensive English verb resources at the site. Resources include information on verb conjugation, auxiliary verbs, phrasal verbs, verb patterns and more.
English Verbs - Example Sentences in All Tenses
English learning resource providing example sentences of verbs in all tenses including active and passive forms, as well as conditional and modal forms.
English learning resource providing example sentences of verbs in all tenses including active and passive forms, as well as conditional and modal forms.
Exceptions to the Present Simple
In certain instances you can use both the auxiliary 'd' and principle verb together to form a positive sentence. This and other exceptions to the simple present are discussed in this feature.
In certain instances you can use both the auxiliary 'd' and principle verb together to form a positive sentence. This and other exceptions to the simple present are discussed in this feature.
Future Tense Forms Review Quiz
This review quiz touches on a wide variety of future tenses forms and is ideal for upper intermediate to advanced level review.
This review quiz touches on a wide variety of future tenses forms and is ideal for upper intermediate to advanced level review.
Gerund Or Infinitive Learning Tool
Not sure whether the verb takes the '-ing' form or the infinitive? Use this great interactive tool to check which form is appropriate.
Not sure whether the verb takes the '-ing' form or the infinitive? Use this great interactive tool to check which form is appropriate.
Grammar Terminology Reference
Extract with a follow-up guide giving examples of the most important grammar terminology. Quickly brush-up your or your class' understanding of key grammar terminology, while at the same time reviewing some basic grammar concepts.
Extract with a follow-up guide giving examples of the most important grammar terminology. Quickly brush-up your or your class' understanding of key grammar terminology, while at the same time reviewing some basic grammar concepts.
Guide to Past Simple and Past Continuous
Guide to learning past simple and past continuous for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
Guide to learning past simple and past continuous for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
Guide to Reported Speech
Guide to learning and teaching reported speech for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
Guide to learning and teaching reported speech for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
Guide to the Conditional Forms
Guide to learning the conditional forms for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
Guide to learning the conditional forms for students and teachers. This guide includes a brief description, links to detailed explanations, quizzes, free lesson plans, related activities and worksheets.
Guide to Verb Structures and Patterns
This guide gives an overview of the most common verb structures and patterns used in English such as 'verb + object + infinitive', or 'verb ' object + participle', etc. Each verb structure or pattern includes a short explanation and example.
This guide gives an overview of the most common verb structures and patterns used in English such as 'verb + object + infinitive', or 'verb ' object + participle', etc. Each verb structure or pattern includes a short explanation and example.
Impersonal Subjects and Gerunds
When making general statements about an activity we can use two forms in English. Grammar explaination and quiz for upper intermediate to advanced level classes and students.
When making general statements about an activity we can use two forms in English. Grammar explaination and quiz for upper intermediate to advanced level classes and students.
Inversion
Guide to inversion and the various forms used for inverted sentences such as the negatives never, scarcely, only after, little, etc.
Guide to inversion and the various forms used for inverted sentences such as the negatives never, scarcely, only after, little, etc.
Modal Verb Basics - Quiz 1
Quiz on the basics of modal verbs with explanation of basic modal verb concepts for English learners.
Quiz on the basics of modal verbs with explanation of basic modal verb concepts for English learners.
More Sentence Transformation Exercises
Sentence transformation exercises for advanced level English learning classes. These exercises are especially useful for preparing for tests such as the TOEFL, FCE, CAE and Proficency Cambridge Exams.
Sentence transformation exercises for advanced level English learning classes. These exercises are especially useful for preparing for tests such as the TOEFL, FCE, CAE and Proficency Cambridge Exams.
Non-Continuous Verbs
A look at common verbs that are not used in the continuous - progressive - forms.
A look at common verbs that are not used in the continuous - progressive - forms.
Nouns + Prepositions
Study the use of these common noun and preposition combinations.
Study the use of these common noun and preposition combinations.
Paired Conjunctions - both - and, not only - but also, etc.
Paired conjunctions are especially useful for formal written English. Use this quiz to check your understanding of how these forms are used.
Paired conjunctions are especially useful for formal written English. Use this quiz to check your understanding of how these forms are used.
Passives Quiz - Active to Passive Voice
Check your understanding of the use of passive voice with this quiz asking for transformations from active to passive voice.
Check your understanding of the use of passive voice with this quiz asking for transformations from active to passive voice.
Passives Quiz - Passive to Active
Check your understanding of the use of passive voice with this quiz asking for transformations from passive to active voice.
Check your understanding of the use of passive voice with this quiz asking for transformations from passive to active voice.
Past Tense Forms Review Quiz
This review quiz touches on a wide variety of past tenses forms and is ideal for upper intermediate to advanced level review.
This review quiz touches on a wide variety of past tenses forms and is ideal for upper intermediate to advanced level review.
Personal Pronouns, Adjectives, Reflexive Forms: Quiz 1
Cloze quiz focusing on personal pronouns, posessive adjectives, possessive pronouns and reflexive forms.
Cloze quiz focusing on personal pronouns, posessive adjectives, possessive pronouns and reflexive forms.
Personal Pronouns, Adjectives, Reflexive Forms: Quiz 2
Cloze quiz focusing on personal pronouns, posessive adjectives, possessive pronouns and reflexive forms.
Cloze quiz focusing on personal pronouns, posessive adjectives, possessive pronouns and reflexive forms.
Prepositional Phrase Reference Sheet
Improve your knowledge of some of the most important and common combinations of prepositions used in English. Here is a reference sheet of some of the most common prepositional phrases arranged by preposition.
Improve your knowledge of some of the most important and common combinations of prepositions used in English. Here is a reference sheet of some of the most common prepositional phrases arranged by preposition.
Prepositional Phrases - Quiz 1
"___ addition to Tom, we have invited Peter." Which is correct: in, at, with or by? Not sure? Try these three prepositional phrase quizzes to help your understanding of common prepositional phrases.
"___ addition to Tom, we have invited Peter." Which is correct: in, at, with or by? Not sure? Try these three prepositional phrase quizzes to help your understanding of common prepositional phrases.
Prepositional Phrases Quiz 3
Test your knowledge of the some of the most common prepositional phrases in English. Complete the 15 sentences with the prepositional phrases provided.
Test your knowledge of the some of the most common prepositional phrases in English. Complete the 15 sentences with the prepositional phrases provided.
Prepositional Phrases Quiz 4
Test your knowledge of the some of the most common prepositional phrases in English. Complete the 15 sentences with the prepositional phrases provided.
Test your knowledge of the some of the most common prepositional phrases in English. Complete the 15 sentences with the prepositional phrases provided.
Prepositional Phrases Quiz 5
Test your knowledge of the some of the most common prepositional phrases in English. Complete the 15 sentences with the prepositional phrases provided.
Test your knowledge of the some of the most common prepositional phrases in English. Complete the 15 sentences with the prepositional phrases provided.
Prepostion Combinations Quiz - 1
Improve your knowledge of some of the most important and common combinations of prepositions used in English. These combinations are used to connect, explain and show the relationship between ideas and things.
Improve your knowledge of some of the most important and common combinations of prepositions used in English. These combinations are used to connect, explain and show the relationship between ideas and things.
Prepostion Combinations Quiz - 2
Improve your knowledge of some of the most important and common combinations of prepositions used in English. These combinations are used to connect, explain and show the relationship between ideas and things.
Improve your knowledge of some of the most important and common combinations of prepositions used in English. These combinations are used to connect, explain and show the relationship between ideas and things.
Relative Clause Use
Relative clauses provide extra information. This information can either define something (defining clause), or provide unnecessary, but interesting, added information (non-defining clause).
Relative clauses provide extra information. This information can either define something (defining clause), or provide unnecessary, but interesting, added information (non-defining clause).
Sentence Transformation Exercises
Sentence transformation exercises help you expand your usage skills through testing various ways of stating the same idea. For example, the sentence 'I've lived here since 2002.' can also be expressed: 'I moved here in 2002'. Complete the following sentences so that they mean the same as the original sentence. Answers can be checked on the following page.
Sentence transformation exercises help you expand your usage skills through testing various ways of stating the same idea. For example, the sentence 'I've lived here since 2002.' can also be expressed: 'I moved here in 2002'. Complete the following sentences so that they mean the same as the original sentence. Answers can be checked on the following page.
Sentence Transformation Exercises
The ability to rewrite sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original is often required for many English ESL EFL Exams such as Cambridge's First Certificate, CAE and Proficiency. This skill can also help you prepare for the TOEFL examination (Test of English as a Foreign Language). There are five of these exercises in this series.
The ability to rewrite sentences so that they have the same meaning as the original is often required for many English ESL EFL Exams such as Cambridge's First Certificate, CAE and Proficiency. This skill can also help you prepare for the TOEFL examination (Test of English as a Foreign Language). There are five of these exercises in this series.
Subordinate clauses - concessive, time, place, reason clauses
Explanation with examples of four important subordinate clauses - concessive, time, place and reason clauses.
Explanation with examples of four important subordinate clauses - concessive, time, place and reason clauses.
Time Expressions Usage
Challenging quiz connecting sentences with the correct time clause (when, since, etc.) and then choosing the correct tense. Great for review.
Challenging quiz connecting sentences with the correct time clause (when, since, etc.) and then choosing the correct tense. Great for review.
TOEFL Structure Practice
Interactive structure quiz similar to those of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). There are five interactive exercises in this series.
Interactive structure quiz similar to those of the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language). There are five interactive exercises in this series.
Verb + Preposition Combinations
Reference guide with example sentences to the most common verb preposition combinations for advanced learners of English.
Reference guide with example sentences to the most common verb preposition combinations for advanced learners of English.
Verb Followed by Preposition - Quizzes
Certain verbs are followed by certain prepositions. Minor mistakes made in the choice of these prepositions is quite common, even among advanced level students. Check your accuracy with these advanced level quizzes.
Certain verbs are followed by certain prepositions. Minor mistakes made in the choice of these prepositions is quite common, even among advanced level students. Check your accuracy with these advanced level quizzes.
Verb Form Quizzes - Gerund or Infinitive?
Take these quizzes to test your understanding of when to use the gerund (playing) and the infinitive (to play) when following other verbs.
Take these quizzes to test your understanding of when to use the gerund (playing) and the infinitive (to play) when following other verbs.
What are Adverbs?
There are five different types of adverbs. This feature explains each of the five adverbs types, adverb spelling and adverb placement, as well as exceptions to the rules.
There are five different types of adverbs. This feature explains each of the five adverbs types, adverb spelling and adverb placement, as well as exceptions to the rules.
What are Phrasal Verbs?
This guide provides a overview of phrasal verbs including a discussion of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs.
This guide provides a overview of phrasal verbs including a discussion of separable and inseparable phrasal verbs.