Johanna, I've run across one book that does, I think, an excellent job of presenting functional grammar for college students. It is English Grammar: A Functional Approach, by John Collerson. It's published by the Primary English Teaching Association (PETA) in Australia. Their address is Laura Street, Newtown NSW 2042; phone (02) 565-1277; fax (02) 565-1070. If you get and read it, please let me know what YOU think. By the way, I have really been appreciating and enjoying your comments on this ListServ. Connie Weaver Western Michigan University