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- p. 270
- catch up on things: talk about what things have happened since the last time you talked with someone
- rebel against: push against the idea that you're supposed to do something
- pursue: follow or develop something, "pursue a career", "pursue the criminal", "pursue happiness"
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- p. 283 exercise 9
- blunt: when you tell the truth without caring whether you hurt anyone's feelings
- tactful: when you try to be careful not to hurt feelings
- enabling: when you try to "help" someone, but your help allows that person to continue with some bad behavior
- "You need to stop enabling him by making excuses every time he's hung over."
- cut someone off: stop interacting with someone
- intervention: when your friends and family confront you directly to try to stop your unhealthy behavior
- fairweather friend: a friend who is only around in good times
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- GERUNDS:
- verb(ing), function like a noun in sentences
- It can be the subject:
- Swimming is good for you.
- Giving help when it's asked for is important.
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ = gerund phrase
- Swimming is my favorite sport.
- Giving help when I ask is the most important thing for me.
- It can be the subject complement:
- My favorite sport is swimming.
- The most important thing for me is giving help when I ask.
- It can be the direct object (of a verb):
- I like swimming.
- I don't enjoy being lied to. (passive gerund)
- You need to stop enabling him.
- It can be the object of a preposition:
- We intervened by faking a terrible injury.
- I'm crazy about swimming.
- I'm interested in learning more about this topic.
- It can be the object complement (like progressive meaning):
- I spend a lot of time reading about friendship.
- I had a fun time talking with my new classmates.
- I found him lying in bed. (He was in bed when I found him.)
- I saw them riding bikes. (They were riding when I saw them.)
- - Object complements give more information about the object.
- - Gerund phrases and prepositional phrases are most common.
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- John's drinking really bothers me.
- I worry about their not having enough to eat.
- I saw him driving.
- = I saw him when he was driving. (object complement)
- I saw his driving.
- = I saw the way he drives. (I may not have seen him directly.)
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- Homework: p. 276-277 (all)
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