| English as a
Foreign Language
Welcome to the English as a Foreign Language (EFL) Information
Resource Center. These handouts were developed with the EFL writer
in mind, but writers who need to review rules about articles or prepositions
will also find these handouts useful. The list below provides
a short description of each handout; you can view
a
list
without descriptions
here.
A, An or The? Understanding
Articles: This
handout discusses the rules for using definite
(the) and indefinite (a, an) articles and also discusses some exceptions
to the rules.
Exercises to
test your understanding and
suggested
resources are available.
Phrasal Verbs
as Idioms: This
handout discusses the difference between transitive, separable; transitive,
inseparable; and intransitive, never separable phrasal verbs.
Prepositions:
This handout discusses how to choose the right preposition.
Exercises to
test your understanding and
suggested
resources are available.
Understanding Verbs: Basic
Types of Verbs: This handout defines the basic English verb
types: action, linking and auxiliary. It discusses the purposes
of each type and explains how to identify them.
Exercises to test
your understanding are available.
Understanding Verbs: Gerunds,
Participles, and Infinitives: This handout discusses the
verbals: how they are constructed and how they are used. It
provides tips for identifying each kind of verbal.
Exercises to test your
understanding are available.
Understanding Verbs:
Transitive versus Intransitive: This handout discusses
transitive and intransitive verbs in terms of how they interact
with other parts of the sentence.
Exercises to test
your understanding are available.
Understanding Verbs: Verb Tenses:
This handout discusses the tenses of English verbs in
terms of time and aspect. It illustrates the 12 verb tenses and
explains how they are constructed.
Exercises to test your
understanding are available.
EFL writers may also find these handouts, available within the
Grammar
Center, useful:
Active/Passive
Sentences: This handout defines active and passive voice and
discusses when it is appropriate to use each.
Exercises to test your
understanding are available.
Parts
of Speech: This handout reviews the eight parts of speech
in English: nouns, pronouns, adjectives,
verbs, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions and interjections. It
is a good basis for the other handouts in the grammar center.
Subject/Verb
Agreement: Part
1 of the handout discusses the rules for subject/verb agreement.
Part
2 of the handout discusses techniques
for avoiding subject/verb agreement errors.
Exercises to test
your understanding are available.
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