The Grammar Answer Key: Short Explanations to 100 ESL Questions

by Keith S. Folse

The Grammar Answer Key  is a collection of 100 questions submitted by ESL teachers--both novice and experienced and both native and non-native speakers--from many different countries around the world. The questions are real questions that ESL/EFL students have asked teachers about English and are similar to the Hot Seat Questions presented in  Keys to Teaching Grammar to English Language Learners, 2nd ed.  (Folse, 2016). 

The 100 questions are organized into 12 chapters on topics that teachers and students can relate to adjectives, articles, clauses, connectors, gerunds and infinitives, prepositions, pronouns, pronunciation, subject-verb agreement, suffixes, verbs, and vocabulary-grammar connections. The number of questions in each chapter ranges from 3 to 13 and is based on the questions submitted. Each chapter begins with a short overview of the topic that features key terminology and a chart explaining three common ESL errors. 

Each question is presented in a box and is followed by an "answer" that can inform instruction, often in chart format. Examples of questions
The book is the ideal teacher resource and professional development tool. 

Genres: Nonfiction

192 pages, Paperback

Published March 13, 2018

Reviews

[Anna Jackson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this as prep for ESOL endorsement exam, but - WOW! - this is a great resource for all of those grammar and English language questions students have that we’ve always wondered about! For instance, why do you say at 5 pm, but on Monday (not at), and in September (not at or on). And so many more!

[Deyana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredible and handy guidebook read for a class I had to take as a prerequisite and training for working at my university's writing center. Answers a lot of tough grammatical questions candidly and with a plethora of examples. Doesn't rely too much on nomenclature, but it's still there for reference!