The February 27th agenda covers grammar lessons on linking verbs and verb parts. Lesson 3 defines linking verbs and their subject complements as predicate nouns or adjectives that identify or describe the subject. Lesson 4 explains the four principal parts of regular verbs: the present, present participle, past, and past participle forms. The homework is to complete the accompanying worksheets for lessons 3 and 4.

1. February 27, 2012 Agenda:
+Grammar, Chapter 4
->Lesson 3: Linking Verbs and Predicates
->Lesson 4: Parts of a Verb
Homework:
Lesson 3-4 Worksheet
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2. Lesson 3: Linking Verbs and Predicates
The complement that a linking verb connects its subject to is called a
subject complement. The subject complement IDENTIFIES or
DESCRIBES the subject.
Barnstormers were stunt pilots in the 1920s and 1930s.
Their job looked dangerous.
PREDICATE NOUN: Noun that PREDICATE ADJECTIVE:
follows a linking verb and Adjective that follows a linking
identifies, renames, or defines verb and describes the subject.
the subject.
Quimby was a natural at the
Harriet Quimby was a drama critic. controls.
She became a stunt pilot in 1911. She felt happy in the air.
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3. 1. The first African-American woman pilot was a Texan.
2. Her names was Bessie Coleman.
3. She became a pilot in 1921.
4. Coleman seemed a likely candidate.
5. She was a poor girl from Texas.
6. World War 1 pilots became her heroes.
7. American flying schools were too biased to let her in.
8. She seemed more welcome in France.
9. Coleman became an expert at stunt flying.
10. Her goal became equality in the air.
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4. Lesson 4: Principal Parts of Verbs
Every verb has four basic forms called its principal parts:
the present, the present participle, the past, the past participle.
We live in a mobile society.
People are traveling more all the time.
Automobiles lent travelers more freedom
Drivers have enjoyed this freedom for years.
For REGULAR VERBS:
Present Present Participle Past Past Participle
walk (is/are) walk+ing walk+ed (has/have/had walked)
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5. Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan, (1) has showcased
transportation since its early stages. For years, its exhibit
"Automobile in American Life" (2) has appealed to visitors. The
exhibit (3) started with more than 100 historic cars. The 15-
millionth Model T (4) stands there. The exhibit (5) features a
1946 diner. Jukeboxes in the diner (6) are playing old songs. The
exhibit also (7) shows a 1960s motel room. The details of a
camper's cabin (8) make it special. Plastic ants (9) are crawling
across the bureau. An open suitcase (10) is sitting on a rumpled
bed.
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