Lesson 14“Brian’s Winter”

Possessive Pronouns

A possessive pronoun takes the place of the possessive form of a noun.

Some possessive forms are used before nouns.

Other possessive forms can be used by themselves.

Possessive pronouns do not contain apostrophes.

Reflexive and Indefinite Pronouns

Reflexive pronouns are formed by adding –self or –selves to some personal and possessive pronouns. A reflexive pronoun refers back to a noun or pronoun earlier in the sentence. It shows that the same person or thing is involved.

Indefinite Pronouns An indefinite pronoun refers to persons, places, or

things in a more general way than a noun does. Some indefinite pronouns include:

Anybody

Each

Everyone

Nobody

None

Some

Somebody

Something

Storytown Vocabulary

Cocky: cocky people are overly confident and sure of themselves.

Gingerly If you approach something cautiously and

tentatively, you move toward it gingerly.

Winced

You have winced when you have pulled suddenly away from something in anticipation of something unpleasant.

Terminal

When someone’s condition is terminal, it cannot improve or be cured.

Acquaintance

You have an acquaintance with someone you have met but do not know very well.

Stymied

You feel stymied when you are prevented from making progress on a task.

Retrieve

To retrieve something, you get it and bring it back to where it was before.

Rank

Something that is rank tastes or smells foul.

Answering Questions

When looking for information in a story, it’s important to consider the information given to you.

Please draw this image in your notes!

Applying the Skill*Please read together as a class

Fill out the chart below:

When looking at this chart, think about the type of question being asked. Is it “Fact Recall”, “Think and Search” or is it “Inference.”