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Vocabulary
- Identify
- Inappropriate shifts
- Pronoun number
- Pronoun person
Knowledge
- There are three person pronouns in English: first-person, second-person, and third-person.
- First-person is used when an author is talking about themselves (I, me, we).
- Second-person is used when an author is talking directly to the reader (you).
- In the third person, there are distinct pronoun forms for male, female, and neutral gender (e.g., he, she, it).
- In addition to person, pronouns also show the number of individuals involved; there are two numbers: singular and plural.
Skills
- Identify inappropriate shifts in pronoun person in writing.
- Identify inappropriate shifts in pronoun number in writing.
Understanding
- A personal pronoun indicates the viewpoint of the writing and refers to the number of individuals.
- To clearly communicate in writing, the correct pronoun number and person must be used.
