1. Grammar Lesson 17 Vocab: Consul – an official appointed by government to look after the welfare and commercial interests of its citizens in foreign countries State of the Union – a speech given by the President to Congress to recommend ways to improve the condition of the nation

2. Progressive Verb Forms Six main verb tenses already covered: present, past, future, present perfect, past perfect, future perfect All of these have a progressive form

3. Progressive Forms Present Progressive Tense – action is still in progress at time of speaking Past Progressive – action in progress through a specific time in the past Future Progressive – action will be in progress in the future Present Perfect Progressive – begun in the past and still continuing in present Past Perfect Progressive – action begun, continued, and completed in past Future Perfect Progressive – continuous future action completed in the future

4. Progressive Forms Progressive forms use a form of to be and the present participle (ing added to main verb) Present Progressive – am, is, or are + present participle Past Progressive – was or were + present participle Future Progressive – shall be or will be + present participle Present Perfect Progressive – has been or have been + present participle Past Perfect Progressive – had been + present participle Future Perfect Progressive – will/shall have been + present participle

5. Grammar Lesson 18 Vocab Censor – edit, bowdlerize, expurgate, or remove something considered objectionable Censure – to condemn or blame

6. Linking Verbs Linking Verbs link the subject to the rest of the predicate Linking verbs don’t show action and don’t “help” the action verb Linking verbs connect a name or description to the subject Some verbs can be linking or action verbs Daniel Webster was a Senator. Daniel Webster was respectable.

7. Linking Verbs Common linking verbs: To recognize a linking verb, replace it with a form of “to be.” If the sentence still makes sense, the verb is a linking verb. The Senator feels exuberant. The Senator is exuberant.

8. Grammar Lesson 19 Vocab: Prob- Latin root, means “upright, honorable”, suggests honesty and integrity Approbation- praise or commendation Probity- integrity, honesty, and uprightness

9. The Infinitive as a Subject It is a verbal, like the gerund- a word that is formed from a verb but does not function like one The basic form of the verb, usually preceded by the preposition “to” May function as a noun, adjective, or adverb In this lesson, we will identify infinitives used as nouns and sentence subjects

10. How to Diagram Infinitives Diagram the infinitive on stilts above the base line Examples: To censor inappropriate material is the editor’s job. To appease the angry crowd proved difficult.

11. Two tenses Present: to advert, to impeach Perfect: to have adverted, to have impeached