{"id":641,"date":"2022-04-20T05:20:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T05:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=641"},"modified":"2025-10-03T06:50:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T06:50:16","slug":"e-y-5-correct-inappropriate-shifts-in-pronoun-number-and-person","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-y-5-correct-inappropriate-shifts-in-pronoun-number-and-person\/","title":{"rendered":"E- Y.5 Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#74008b\"><strong>Key Notes : <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\"><strong>\ud83d\udcdd Correcting Inappropriate Shifts in Pronoun Number and Person<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>What is a Pronoun?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>pronoun<\/strong> is a word that <strong>takes the place of a noun<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Examples: <strong>he, she, it, they, we, I, you<\/strong> \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Types of Pronoun Shifts<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><strong>\ud83d\udd39 a) Number Shift<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This happens when the <strong>singular and plural pronouns don\u2019t match<\/strong> the nouns they refer to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example \u274c:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Every student must bring their notebook.<\/em><br>(Here, &#8220;Every student&#8221; is singular, but &#8220;their&#8221; is plural)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct \u2705:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Every student must bring <strong>his or her<\/strong> notebook.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\">\ud83d\udd39 b) <strong>Person Shift<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\">This happens when the <strong>pronoun changes person (I, you, he\/she, we, they) unexpectedly<\/strong> in a sentence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example \u274c:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>If a person wants to succeed, you must work hard.<\/em><br>(&#8220;a person&#8221; is third person, but &#8220;you&#8221; is second person)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct \u2705:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>If a person wants to succeed, <strong>he or she<\/strong> must work hard.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>How to Avoid Pronoun Shifts<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Check the number<\/strong> \u2013 singular nouns \u2192 singular pronouns, plural nouns \u2192 plural pronouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>The team celebrated <strong>its<\/strong> victory.<\/em> \u26bd<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>The players celebrated <strong>their<\/strong> victory.<\/em> \ud83c\udfc0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Check the person<\/strong> \u2013 keep pronouns consistent in <strong>first (I\/we), second (you), third (he\/she\/they) person<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <em>I love reading, and you enjoy it too.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <em>I love reading, and <strong>I<\/strong> enjoy it too.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Use \u201che or she\u201d or \u201cthey\u201d carefully<\/strong> for singular nouns when unsure of gender.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Every student should submit <strong>his or her<\/strong> homework.<\/em> \ud83c\udfeb<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud83d\udd39 <strong>Reread sentences<\/strong> to make sure pronouns match the <strong>noun they replace<\/strong>. \ud83d\udc40<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fun Tips \ud83c\udf08<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Singular \u2192 Singular Pronouns<\/strong>: he, she, it, his, her<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Plural \u2192 Plural Pronouns<\/strong>: they, their, them<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Keep the same person<\/strong> throughout a sentence!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Quick Practice \ud83c\udfc6<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Correct the pronoun:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Each boy must wash their hands.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>If someone calls, tell me you will help them.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>We should always do your best.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Answers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>Each boy must wash <strong>his<\/strong> hands.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>If someone calls, tell me <strong>he or she<\/strong> will help.<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>We should always do <strong>our<\/strong> best.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-normal-font-size\">\u2728 <strong>Remember<\/strong>: Pronouns are like little <strong>team players<\/strong> \ud83c\udfc0\u26bd \u2013 they must <strong>match the noun<\/strong> and <strong>stay consistent<\/strong> in person!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\"><strong>Let&#8217;s practice!\u2712\ufe0f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/78488\/723\/556\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-7.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5987\" srcset=\"https:\/\/6thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-3-7.png 500w, 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