Shifts in Person

The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject.

For help with this exercise, see section 22b of Foundations First, Fifth Edition.

  1. Question

    My friend Sara works at a local historic house where you can take tours.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - My friend Sara works at a local historic house where you can take tours.
  2. Question

    Sara tells you terrible stories about her boss.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - Sara tells you terrible stories about her boss.
  3. Question

    The boss yells whenever you alter a single word of the speech that the visitors hear.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - The boss yells whenever you alter a single word of the speech that the visitors hear.
  4. Question

    Sara has won prizes at some of the public-speaking contests you can enter at school.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - Sara has won prizes at some of the public-speaking contests you can enter at school.
  5. Question

    She tries occasionally to give the visitors information about the house that you wouldn’t ordinarily hear.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - She tries occasionally to give the visitors information about the house that you wouldn’t ordinarily hear.
  6. Question

    However, the boss is happy only when you recite the memorized speech word for word.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - However, the boss is happy only when you recite the memorized speech word for word.
  7. Question

    Recently, Sara was giving a tour to a group, and you could see that the mayor was one of the visitors.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - Recently, Sara was giving a tour to a group, and you could see that the mayor was one of the visitors.
  8. Question

    She told the group some things that you learn by working at the house—things that are not part of the speech.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - She told the group some things that you learn by working at the house—things that are not part of the speech.
  9. Question

    Her boss overheard, and you thought he was going to explode.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - Her boss overheard, and you thought he was going to explode.
  10. Question

    Afterward, however, the mayor told Sara that you can apply to work as a summer assistant in the mayor’s office and that she would be sure to remember Sara’s name.

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    Shifts in Person: The following sentences contain illogical shifts in person. Choose the answer that corrects the illogical shifts in person, uses the pronouns consistently, and changes the verb if necessary to agree with the new subject. - Afterward, however, the mayor told Sara that you can apply to work as a summer assistant in the mayor’s office and that she would be sure to remember Sara’s name.