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Exercise S4-2
Shifts: person and number
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In each pair, click on the version of the sentence with no distracting shifts in person or number.
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Example
1 of 10
Correct. The pronouns
our and
we are consistent. They are both first-person plural.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from
our (first person) to
you (second person). Also, in formal English, the word
you should not be used to mean “anyone in general”; it should be reserved for direct references to the reader.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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2 of 10
Correct.
Skunks and
them are both plural.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the singular
skunk to the plural
them.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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3 of 10
Correct.
Skunk and
it are both singular.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the singular
skunk to the plural
they.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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4 of 10
Correct. The sentence is consistently written from the first-person point of view.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from
I to
you. Also, in formal English, the word
you should not be used to mean “anyone in general.”
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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5 of 10
Correct.
Dog and
its are both singular.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the singular
dog to the plural
their.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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6 of 10
Correct. The sentence is worded without the vague use of
you to refer to anyone in general.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry.
You should not be used to refer to anyone in general.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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7 of 10
Correct.
Residents and
their are both plural.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the singular
resident to the plural
their.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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8 of 10
Correct.
Skunks and
they are both plural.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the singular
skunk to the plural
they.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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9 of 10
Correct.
Neighbors and
their are both plural.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the singular
neighbor to the plural
their.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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10 of 10
Correct. The pronouns
Our and we are consistent. They are both first-person plural.
For more help, see section
S4-a.
Sorry. The sentence shifts from the first-person
Our to the second-person
you. Also, in formal English, the pronoun
you should not be used to mean “anyone in general.”
For more help, see section
S4-a.
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