Journal- February 25th

Grammar Lesson # 4

Your/You're

Your- Possessive 2nd person pronoun-- Your essay was well written; I could tell you gave your best effort.

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You're- Contraction of You + are-- You're going to need passport to travel to Europe; You're making great progress on your project.

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WTHI Journal

1. Lexie Coop tells Novalee, "Girls like us don't get the pick of the litter." What did she mean by this?


2. Novalee seems hesitant to go on a date with Troy Moffatt. Why do you think she's cautious about going on another date?


3. Why do you think Novalee decided to go in and get Sister Husband's brakes fixed with her own money?


4. There's an old African proverb, "it takes a village to raise a child." How do the last couple of chapters from Where The Heart Is represents this proverb? Do you think having neighbors involved in raising and taking care of a child is a good strategy?