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Making Inferences
 Writers intentionally leave some information
out of a story to make reading more fun.
 Sometimes readers must “read in between the
lines” in order to understand story events.
 Personal knowledge and story clues can help
readers understand things that are not
directly stated in a story.
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Predicting Outcomes
 Use clues from the tory along with your own
knowledge and experiences to predict what
happens in a story.
 Make predictions about what story characters
might do in a different situation, based on what
you know about the character.
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Main Verbs and Helping Verbs
o A verb may be more than one word.
 Ex: Jane will run down the street.
o The main verb is the most important
word.
 Ex: Jane will run down the street.
o The helping verb comes before the main
verb and helps the reader know when the
action is taking place.
 Ex: Jane will run down the street.
(This action will happen in the future.)
Linking Verbs
o A linking verb joins the subject to a word
in the predicate that names or describes
the subject. It does not show action.
 Ex: I am a teacher. Am links the
subject with the predicate but shows no
action.
o A predicate noun follows a linking verb
and names the subject.
 Ex: I am a teacher. Teacher tells what I
am.
o A predicate adjective follows a linking
verb and describes the subject.
 Ex: She is nice. Nice tells what she is.
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Using Parts of a Book and an Index
o The title page is usually the first page. It
shows the names of the author, illustrator,
and publisher.
o The copyright page is usually on the reverse
side of the title page. It tells when the book
was published and whether it has been
revised.
o The table of contents follows the copyright
page. It lists the chapters of the book and
indicates the page number on which each
chapter begins. In an anthology, it lists the
titles of selections.
o A glossary may appear at the back of some
books. It provides definitions for important
words that appear in the book.
o The index is located at the end of a book. It is
an alphabetical list of topics covered in the
book, along with the exact page numbers on
which the information about each topic is
found.