Transcript Grammar Lessons 49-53

Grammar Lesson 49
• Vocab
• Ducere – Latin verb meaning “to lead.”
• Conducive – tending to promote or encourage. Always followed by to.
• Deduction – conclusion made by reasoning
Irregular Verbs, Part 2
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Regular verbs form past tense with d or ed
Irregular verbs have no rules for forming past tense and past participles
We must memorize the ones we don’t already know
It’s important to recognize the difference between the past and past
participle.
• See list in the book
Grammar Lesson 50
• Vocab
• Envelope – wrapper or container, especially used for mailing letters
• Envelop – to wrap up, surround, or cover completely
Nominative Pronoun Case
• Three cases – nominative, objective, and possessive
• Pronouns used as a subject or predicate nominative are in the nominative
case
• Pronouns in first, second, and third person can be nominative
Grammar Lesson 51
• Vocab
• Sequi – Latin verb, gives root sec- or sequ- meaning “to follow”
• Consequential – following as an effect or conclusion, resultant
• Sequence – fixed condition or order of one thing following directly after another
Pronouns in the Objective Case
• Pronouns are objective case when they are used as:
• Direct objects
• Indirect objects
• Objects of a preposition
• Objective pronouns can be compound
Grammar 52
Vocab
• Disinterested – impartial, neutral, or dispassionate
• Uninterested – indifferent, unconcerned
Personal Pronoun Case Forms
• See chart in book
• This chart helps sort case forms
• Subjects or predicate nominative are nominative case
• Direct objects, indirect objects, or objects of a preposition are objective case
• Pronouns showing possession are possessive case
Grammar 53
Vocab
• Apollonian – harmonious, serene, well-balanced, ordered, rational, and calm
(derived from Apollo, the Greek god associated with calm rationality)
• Bacchanalian – frenzied, riotous, wanton, and debauched (derived from
Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and frenzy)
Possessive Pronouns and Possessive Adjectives
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Possessive pronouns replace a noun and stand alone
Possessive adjectives come before nouns rather than replacing them
Possessive pronouns do not have apostrophes
See board for diagramming example