Common Core: 6th Grade English Language Arts : Recognize and Correct Incorrect Shifts in Pronoun Number and Person: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.6.1.C
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Example Question #31 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1
Select the incorrectly used pronoun in the sentence below.
Rachel told her mom that you really should drink more water.
Rachel
you
her
mom
you
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and person. Do not shift person within a sentence. In particular, do not use the second-person pronouns you or your to refer to a first-person or third-person antecedent.
In this example, there are two pronouns to consider: “her” and “you”. “her” refers to Rachel, but “you” represents a shift in person. Rachel and her mom are both third person, so “you” (second-person) should be “she” (third-person).
Example Question #32 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1
Select the incorrectly used pronoun in the sentence below.
David and his team decided they would work hard, and you should always be on time.
David
you
his
be
you
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and person. Do not shift person within a sentence. In particular, do not use the second-person pronouns you or your to refer to a first-person or third-person antecedent. In this example, there are to pronouns to consider: “his” and “you”. “his” clearly refers to David, while “you” (singular, second-person) represents a shift in number and in person. “you” should be “they” (plural, third-person).
Example Question #33 : Language
Select the incorrectly used pronoun in the sentence below.
Vivian and her friends know that when they are focused, you cannot beat them.
they
them
her
you
you
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and person. Do not use a plural pronoun for a singular antecedent or a singular pronoun for a plural antecedent. Do not shift person within a sentence. In particular, do not use the second-person pronouns you or your to refer to a first-person or third-person antecedent.
There are four pronouns in this sentence. Three of them are written in the third-person (“her”, “they”, and “them”), while “you” represents a shift to second-person. The end of this sentence can be revised from “you cannot beat them.” to something like “they cannot be beat.”
Example Question #34 : Language
Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion of the following sentence.
When you think about children, we should always consider the importance of education.
we should never consider
you should always consider
NO CHANGE
they should always
you should always consider
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and person. This sentence starts off in the second-person (“when you think about children,”), then shifts to first-person “we”. “we” should be replaced by “you” so the sentence maintains the second-person.
Example Question #41 : Language
Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion of the following sentence.
When people play team sports, you get exercise and learn teamwork.
they
we
NO CHANGE
he or she
they
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and person. This sentence begins in the third-person with “when people play team sports,” then shifts to the second-person “you”. “you” should be replaced with the third person “they”.
Example Question #41 : English Grammar And Usage In Writing And Speaking: Ccss.Ela Literacy.L.6.1
Select the wording that best completes the underlined portion of the following sentence.
When David’s family arrived at the hotel, he was exhausted.
he were
she was
NO CHANGE
they were
they were
Pronouns must agree with their antecedents in number and person. In this case, the antecedent is plural (David’s family), so the pronoun needs to be plural as well.
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