{"id":766,"date":"2022-04-20T09:27:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-20T09:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=766"},"modified":"2025-11-04T06:10:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T06:10:40","slug":"e-aa-5-correct-inappropriate-shifts-in-pronoun-number-and-person","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-aa-5-correct-inappropriate-shifts-in-pronoun-number-and-person\/","title":{"rendered":"E- AA.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<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\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; height: 0; padding-top: 56.2500%;\n padding-bottom: 0; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px 0 rgba(63,69,81,0.16); margin-top: 1.6em; margin-bottom: 0.9em; overflow: hidden;\n border-radius: 8px; will-change: transform;\">\n  <iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; width: 100%; height: 100%; top: 0; left: 0; border: none; padding: 0;margin: 0;\"\n    src=\"https:\/\/www.canva.com\/design\/DAG3thv3oE8\/A2XGW6ZglhbpL1P114r-XQ\/watch?embed\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" allow=\"fullscreen\">\n  <\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<a href=\"https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.canva.com&#x2F;design&#x2F;DAG3thv3oE8&#x2F;A2XGW6ZglhbpL1P114r-XQ&#x2F;watch?utm_content=DAG3thv3oE8&amp;utm_campaign=designshare&amp;utm_medium=embeds&amp;utm_source=link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Design<\/a> by Delta publications\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\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<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><strong>\u2728 Correct Inappropriate Shifts in Pronoun Number and Person \u2728<\/strong><\/h1>\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? \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83e\udd1d\u200d\ud83e\uddd1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>pronoun<\/strong> is a word that <strong>replaces a noun<\/strong> to avoid repetition.<br>Examples:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>He<\/strong>, <strong>she<\/strong>, <strong>it<\/strong>, <strong>they<\/strong>, <strong>we<\/strong>, <strong>I<\/strong>, <strong>you<\/strong><\/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>What are Pronoun Number and Person? \ud83d\udd22\ud83d\udc64<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Number<\/strong>: Pronouns can be <strong>singular<\/strong> (one person\/thing) or <strong>plural<\/strong> (more than one).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singular: <strong>he, she, it, I<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plural: <strong>they, we<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Person<\/strong>: Pronouns show <strong>who is speaking<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1st person<\/strong> \u2013 speaker (<strong>I, we<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2nd person<\/strong> \u2013 listener (<strong>you<\/strong>)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3rd person<\/strong> \u2013 someone\/something else (<strong>he, she, it, they<\/strong>)<\/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>What is an Inappropriate Shift? \u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An <strong>inappropriate shift<\/strong> happens when a pronoun suddenly changes in <strong>number or person<\/strong>, making the sentence confusing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Examples of incorrect shifts \u274c:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Every student must bring their pencil.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c \u201cEvery student\u201d is singular, but <strong>\u201ctheir\u201d<\/strong> is plural.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Correct: <strong>Every student must bring his or her pencil.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If a person wants to succeed, you must work hard.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c Starts with <strong>a person (3rd)<\/strong>, shifts to <strong>you (2nd)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 Correct: <strong>If a person wants to succeed, he or she must work hard.<\/strong><\/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 Correct Shifts \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>1. Keep pronouns consistent in number<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Singular \u2192 singular, plural \u2192 plural<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <strong>Someone left their bag.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <strong>Someone left his or her bag.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2. Keep pronouns consistent in person<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t mix 1st, 2nd, and 3rd person<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <strong>I love reading, but you should enjoy it too.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <strong>I love reading, and I enjoy it too.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>3. Use plural forms when possible for simplicity<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Example<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\u274c <strong>Each student must submit his or her homework.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u2705 <strong>All students must submit their homework.<\/strong><\/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 Tips \ud83d\udca1<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud83d\udd39 Identify the <strong>subject<\/strong> first.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd39 Match pronoun <strong>number<\/strong> with the subject.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd39 Match pronoun <strong>person<\/strong> with the subject.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ud83d\udd39 Avoid switching pronouns in the <strong>same sentence<\/strong>.<\/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>Fun Emoji Reminder \ud83c\udf89<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Singular \ud83d\udc64 \u2192 <strong>he, she, it<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plural \ud83d\udc65 \u2192 <strong>they, we<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1st person \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f \u2192 <strong>I, we<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2nd person \ud83d\udc49 \u2192 <strong>you<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3rd person \ud83d\udc40 \u2192 <strong>he, she, it, they<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-large-font-size\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\ud83d\udd8a\ufe0f <\/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\/775\/521\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-178.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7094\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-178.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-178-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-178-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-178-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\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\/78964\/067\/306\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-181.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-181.png 500w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-181-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-181-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/7thclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-181-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person Design by Delta publications Key Notes: \u2728 Correct Inappropriate Shifts in Pronoun Number and Person \u2728 What is a Pronoun? 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