The handbook of mine that Martha and Connie and Judy referred to was just
published in April of this year.
Its primary purpose is not to teach grammar but to assist college students
in editing their writing.  It does this by explaining the reasons for
alternatives, using systemic functional grammar.  Thus it does teach a
great deal of grammar, but only secondarily. It teaches patterns and the
reasons for them, not rules. It uses the ideas of SFG -- but not its
difficult vocabulary -- because I believe that is more helpful to students.
 If traditional grammar had helped them as much as it should have, they
probably would not need this book as much, unless they are non-native
speakers of English.  It does teach some things that are definitely not in
SFG, such as forms for citing the WWW in research papers.

Meaning First: A Functional Handbook of Fifty Ways to Polish Your Writing
by Carolyn G. Hartnett
Parlay Press, P. O. Box 894
Superior, WI 54880
Phone/Fax 218-834-2508
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ISBN 0-9644636-7-9

I tried very had to keep it short, 100 pages.  I appreciate your interest. 

Carolyn 
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