This grammar text was prepared especially for advanced students of English in the Somali Republic. The material consists for the most part of explanations and exercises in English generative--transformational grammar. Chapters treat the following aspects of English grammar: (1) the phrase structure of simple sentences; (2) the English noun phrase; (3) relative clauses; (4) nominalizations and modification; (5) verb inflection, pronunciation and spelling; and (6) the English verb phrase formatives. An introductory section explains and reviews elementary grammatical terminology. All material in the text appears in English only. (AMM)