Full Description
This book approaches the structure of English from a form-function perspective that is both theoretical and practical. It asks learners to consider meaning, structure and use, in contrast to many grammars that focus on structure, sometimes to the exclusion of use and even meaning. The book presents an extended introduction to areas of grammar that many would see as indispensable, such as participial and infinitive phrases. The analysis is largely achieved through form-function tree diagramming and extends the structure to include finite and nonfinite predicates.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter One: Doing Grammar in Modern Times
Chapter Two: Parts of Speech: An Introduction to Word Classes
Chapter Three: Units of Grammatical Analysis
Chapter Four: The Basic Sentence
Chapter Five: Nouns and Pronouns
Chapter Six: Functions of the Noun Phrase
Chapter Seven: Functions of Prepositional Phrases
Chapter Eight: The Inflection Phrase
Chapter Nine: The Subjunctive Mood and Modal Verbs
Chapter Ten: Negation
Chapter Eleven: Active and Passive Voice
Chapter Twelve: Question Formation
Chapter Thirteen: Coordination and Compound Sentences
Chapter Fourteen: Adverb Clauses
Chapter Fifteen: Relative Clauses
Chapter Sixteen: Noun Clauses
Chapter Seventeen: Infinitive and Participle Phrases
Chapter Eighteen: Grammar Myths
