David Appleyard has prepared and made available from his website an excellent collection of quick reference guides to the English language. The guides cover a range of topics, from grammar and vocabulary to spelling and pronunciation, and will be useful to any ESL learners who need to review essential points of English language usage.
Features:
- English grammar glossary (divided into 6 sections: parts of speech, syntax, the moods, the tenses, pronunciation, style)
- Bilingual English grammar glossary for Japanese students and teachers
- Guide to using articles in English
- Guide to using tenses in English
- Guide to using irregular verbs in English
- Guide to pronouncing the 44 basic sounds of English (20 vocalic/diphthongal sounds and 24 consonantal sounds), complete with sample pronunciations in MP3 audio format
- Guides to using correct punctuation and spelling in English
- Guides to understanding American English and British English
- Other resources: list of territory-related words, list of words that are often confused, list of mnemonic initials, links to online dictionaries, links to online vocabulary builders, online multi-measurement converters
Site URL: http://www.davidappleyard.com/english/index.htm
