Language – Grammar vs Function

A sentence (or utterance) can be

described according to its grammar:
Tense (simple present, simple past,
simple future, etc), type of sentence
(imperative, declarative, interrogative,
exclamatory), sentence structure
(conditional, reported, passive voice,
subjunctive, etc).
Language – Grammar vs Function
A sentence (or utterance) can be
described according to its function:
invite friend, request a reservation ,
state preferences in reservation, ask
for directions, greet friend, greet
Restaurant, say goodbye/goodnight to
friend.
 Task
Read pages 71 to 78 from your
grammar book. Then, working in
groups, find three more uses or
functions for the present continuous
and prepare a grammatical
explanation along with a lot of
examples. The presentation should
take no longer than 7 minutes.