A Form-Function English Grammar: High School Series is a high school textbook and workbook series for ninth grade through twelfth grade. Book 1 (Level 9A) covers the introduction and chapters 1 to 11. Book 2 (Level 9B) covers chapters 12 to 18 and the conclusion. The included workbook contains questions and answers for each chapter in the textbook including the introduction. The glossary in Book 2 provides an alphabetical list of the definitions of the bold terms throughout the textbook. The appendices in Book 2 offer quick references on English forms and functions, strong verbs, adjective phrase complements, prepositional verbs, catenative verbs, and phrasal verbs. Level 10 is an additional workbook that reinforces the information taught in A Form-Function Description of the Grammar of the Modern English Language. Each lesson in Level 10 correlates to a chapter including the introduction in the Level 9 textbook.
Level 9
A Form-Function Description of the Grammar of the Modern English Language is a descriptive grammar that strives to provide an objective description of English as used without value judgements.
The grammar book is currently available for purchase on Amazon.
- Kosur, Heather Marie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 569 Pages – 03/11/2021 (Publication Date) – Independently published (Publisher)
- Kosur, Heather Marie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 577 Pages – 03/11/2021 (Publication Date) – Independently published (Publisher)
The print version is available as a two-book series: Book 1 (Level 9A) and Book 2 (Level 9B).
Written for students between the ages of 14 to 18 in ninth through twelfth grade, this grammar begins by describing the grammatical forms possible in English. The word classes in English are nouns, pronouns, adjectives, determiners, verbs, adverbs, prepositions, postpositions, p-words, conjunctions, adverbializers, relativizers, complementizers, and interjections. The phrases in English are noun phrases, adjective phrases, determiner phrases, verb phrases, adverb phrases, prepositional phrases, and postpositional phrases. The clauses in English are independent clauses, adjective clauses, noun clauses, and adverb clauses. This grammar also describes the grammatical functions that words, phrases, and clauses can perform.
Book 1 (Level 9A) covers the introduction and chapters 1 to 11. Book 2 (Level 9B) covers chapters 12 to 18 and the conclusion. The included workbook contains questions and answers for each chapter in the textbook including the introduction. The glossary in Book 2 provides an alphabetical list of the definitions of the bold terms throughout the textbook. The appendices in Book 2 offer quick references on English forms and functions, strong verbs, adjective phrase complements, prepositional verbs, catenative verbs, and phrasal verbs.
Kindle
The Kindle ebook version includes the full text of the print version of Book 1 (Level 9A) and Book 2 (Level 9B).
- Amazon Kindle Edition
- Kosur, Heather Marie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 1448 Pages – 04/04/2021 (Publication Date) – Rock Pickle Publishing (Publisher)
The glossary provides an alphabetical list of the definitions of the bold terms throughout the textbook. The appendices offer quick references on English forms and functions, strong verbs, adjective phrase complements, prepositional verbs, catenative verbs, and phrasal verbs. All images have alt text descriptions. The Kindle ebook version excludes the workbook questions and answers.
Workbook
A Form-Function Description of the Grammar of the Modern English Language: Workbook, Glossary, Appendices, and References is an essential companion to the textbook (Kindle ebook version).
- Kosur, Heather Marie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 501 Pages – 11/18/2021 (Publication Date) – Independently published (Publisher)
The accompanying workbook contains questions and answers for each chapter in the textbook including the introduction.
Level 10
- Kosur, Heather Marie (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 321 Pages – 03/23/2024 (Publication Date) – Independently published (Publisher)
A Form-Function English Grammar: Level 10 is a workbook in the high school series that expands on A Form-Function Description of the Grammar of the Modern English Language, a textbook and workbook that provides a descriptive grammar that strives to provide an objective description of English as used without value judgements.
The goal of Level 10 is to reinforce the grammatical structure of the English language studied in detail in the Level 9 textbook through additional practice questions. This grammar workbook continues to approach the description of English morphology and syntax through two frameworks: the Form-Function Method and Construction Grammar. Each lesson in Level 10 correlates to a chapter including the introduction in the junior high textbook. Level 10 is a continuation of A Form-Function Description of the Grammar of the Modern English Language.
Level 9A and Level 9B are the required textbooks for the A Form-Function English Grammar: Level 10 workbook.
Level 10 is recommended for ages 15 to 18 in tenth through twelfth grade.
The answers to all the activities are located at the end of each workbook.
The 321-page A Form-Function English Grammar: Level 10 workbook is currently available for purchase on Amazon.