Nothing left out
Every grammar point in English is a row in the course inventory, each one is assigned to a lesson, and the inventory is checked against the major Cambridge, Oxford and Longman/Pearson reference grammars.
879grammar points
250planned lessons
1lessons ready
4points taught so far
Points per pillar and level
| Pillar | A1 | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Word classes | 3 | · | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 18 |
| 2. Nouns | 10 | · | 6 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 35 |
| 3. Determiners | 14 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 72 |
| 4. Pronouns | 8 | 7 | 4 | · | 5 | 4 | 28 |
| 5. Modifiers | 7 | 24 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 80 |
| 6. Prepositions | 7 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | · | 33 |
| 7. Tenses | 32 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 111 |
| 8. Modals | 3 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 61 |
| 9. Voice | · | · | 7 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 34 |
| 10. Verb patterns | 3 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 7 | · | 55 |
| 11. Structure | 15 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 73 |
| 12. Clauses | · | 6 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 67 |
| 13. Conditionals | · | 4 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 46 |
| 14. Reported speech | · | · | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 |
| 15. Linking | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 8 | 69 |
| 16. Style | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 48 | 76 |
Checked against the reference grammars
Each source's contents were turned into a checklist (3015 items so far) and every item was mapped to the inventory or marked out of scope (for example, vocabulary). The books are used as checklists only; all lessons are original.
| Source | Edition used | Checked from | Items | Mapped | Out of scope | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGEL Longman · Quirk et al.: A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language | 1985 (only edition; some chapters unreadable) | partly verified | 127 | 123 | 4 | 0 |
| CI British Council / EAQUALS · Core Inventory for General English | 2010 (only edition) | verified | 111 | 110 | 1 | 0 |
| EGP Cambridge · English Grammar Profile (online) | Online database: not accessible (13 statements checked) | partly verified | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| GIU Cambridge · Murphy & Hewings: Essential, English and Advanced Grammar in Use | Essential 4th · English 5th · Advanced 3rd | verified | 268 | 268 | 0 | 0 |
| GSE Pearson · Global Scale of English: grammar objectives for adult learners | 2022 objectives | verified | 447 | 447 | 0 | 0 |
| LALG Longman · Foley & Hall: Longman Advanced Learners' Grammar | 2003 | verified | 133 | 131 | 2 | 0 |
| LEG Longman · Alexander: Longman English Grammar Practice (+ reference grammar) | Practice 1990 (reference book not read) | partly verified | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 |
| LGSWE Longman / John Benjamins · Biber et al.: Grammar of Spoken and Written English | 2021 redesign (contents read from the 1999 edition) | partly verified | 303 | 281 | 22 | 0 |
| LSGSWE Longman · Biber, Conrad, Leech: Longman Student Grammar of Spoken and Written English | 2002 (only edition) | verified | 116 | 111 | 5 | 0 |
| OEGC Oxford · Swan & Walter: Oxford English Grammar Course | Updated 2019 (contents read from 2011/2020 printings) | partly verified | 341 | 340 | 1 | 0 |
| OGEAP Oxford · Oxford Grammar for EAP | not audited yet | pending | – | – | – | – |
| OGEG Oxford · Eastwood: Oxford Guide to English Grammar | not audited yet | pending | – | – | – | – |
| OMEG Oxford · Aarts: Oxford Modern English Grammar | 1st edition (2011) | verified | 161 | 150 | 11 | 0 |
| OPG Oxford · Coe, Eastwood, Yule: Oxford Practice Grammar | Revised 2019 (contents read from 2006 printings) | partly verified | 389 | 387 | 2 | 0 |
| PEU Oxford · Swan: Practical English Usage | 4th edition (2016) | verified | 484 | 465 | 19 | 0 |