TESOL Diploma - Grammar Syllabus

Chapter

Main Topic

Sub-topic

Quizzes

Chapter 1

Parts of speech

Introduction to parts of speech

Nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, prepositions, pronouns, verbs, interjections

Chapter 2

Nouns

• Identifying nouns

• Noun endings

• Positions of nouns

• Functions of nouns

• Types of nouns

• Gender

   

• Countable nouns

• Uncountable nouns

• Quiz 1- Nouns

• Quiz 2- Nouns

• Quiz 3- Nouns

Chapter 3

Pronouns

1. Personal

2. Objective

3. Possessive

4. Demonstrative

5. Reflexive

6. Indefinite

7. Interrogative

8. Reciprocal

9. Relative

• Quiz 4- Pronouns-

• Quiz 5- Pronouns

• Quiz 6-Pronouns

Chapter 4

Articles, determiners & Quantifiers

Articles

 Determiners

 Quantifiers

• Uses of a/an

• Uses of the

• Omission of the

• All-Most

• None

• Both-either-neither

• Another-other

• Much-many

• Lots- a lot of- plenty of

• Few-a few- little- a little

• Quiz 7- Articles

• Quiz 8- Articles   

• Quiz 10-
  Determiners/
  Quantifiers

Chapter 5

Tenses

 Unit 1-Introduction

 Unit 2 Present

 Unit 3 Past  

Unit 4- Future

Diagrams for tense description

Present Simple

Present Continuous

 Present Perfect

Present Perfect Continuous 

Past simple

Past Continuous

Past Perfect

Past Perfect Continuous

 Future Simple

Future Continuous

Future Perfect

Future Perfect Continuous

• Quiz 11- Tenses 

• Quiz 13- Tenses

• Quiz 14- Tenses

• Quiz 15- Tenses 

• Quiz 17- Tenses

• Quiz 18 Tenses

• Quiz 19 Tenses

• Quiz 20 - Tenses

Chapter 6

Sentences and clauses

Sentences

 Clauses:

Simple

Compound

Complex

Compound Complex

       Adverbial

       Adjectival: 

• Defining relative clauses

•  Non-defining relative clauses

  Nominal

• Quiz 21- Sentences

• Quiz 22- Sentences

• Quiz 23- Clauses

• Quiz 24- Clauses

• Quiz 25- Clauses

• Quiz 26- Noun phrases & clauses

Chapter 7

Conjunctions

• Coordinating

• Subordinating

• Correlative

• Quiz 27- conjunctions

Chapter 8

Conditionals

• Type Zero

• Type 1

• Type 2

• Type 3

• Mixed Conditionals

• Other words used with conditionals

• Omitting IF

• Implied conditions

• As if/as though

• Quiz 28 Conditionals 
• Quiz 29 Conditionals 

• Quiz 30 Conditionals

• Quiz 31 Conditionals
  

Chapter 9

Reported Speech

• Reported statements

• Reported Questions

• Time expressions

• Yes/No Questions

• Wh-Questions

• Quiz 32 Reported Speech

Chapter 10

Passive Voice

   Use and form

• Quiz 33- Passive

Chapter 11

Gerund and Infinitive

• Gerund

• Gerund and Infinitive with change of meaning

• After certain verbs 

• After prepositions

• As subject

• After certain verbs

• After adjectives

• As object

•  Quiz 34 Infinitive & gerunds

Chapter 12

Modal verbs

• Form

• Functions

• Quiz 35 Modals

Chapter 13

Verbs

• Transitive

• Intransitive

• Phrasal verbs

• Linking verbs

• Quiz 36- Verbs

Chapter 14

Prepositions

• Types

• Place

• Direction

• Time

• No quiz

Chapter 15

Adjectives

• Position of adjectives

• Order of adjectives

• Interesting or interested?

•  Quiz 37 _ Order of adjectives

Chapter 16

Adverbs

• Functions

• Types

• Manner

• Time

• Frequency

• Duration
• Degree

• Quiz 38 -Adverbs

Chapter 17

Comparisons

• Comparison of adjectives and adverbs
• Use of comparison