PART I: THE BASICS; 1. An overview of English grammar; PART II: FORM AND FUNCTION; 2. Word structure and word formation; 3. Word classes and simple phrases; 4. Grammatical functions, semantic roles, and tree diagrams; PART III: PHRASE AND CLAUSE PATTERNS; 5. Complex phrases and coordination; 6. Clause types and negation; 7. Finite subordinate clauses; 8. Non-finite and verbless subordinate clauses; PART IV: GRAMMAR AND MEANING; 9. Tense and aspect; 10. Mood; 11. Information structuring; APPENDIX 1: ENGLISH IRREGULAR VERBS; APPENDIX 2: THE STRUCTURE OF THE ICE-GB CORPUS; NOTES AND FURTHER READING; REFERENCES; INDEX