Pronouns are either first person (referring to the speaker), second person (referring to the one spoken to), third person (referring to everyone else):
First Person Second Person Third Person
Singular I, me, my, mine you, your he, him, his; she, her,
it, its
Plural we, us, our you, your they, them, their
When you write your point of view must stay the same. Do not shift unecessarily form one point of view to another. Ex: What I like best about vacations is that you don't have to set an alarm. TO What I like best about vacations is that I don't have to set an alarm.
Rewrite the following sentences with the correct pronoun in the sentences below. Underline the word you selected.
1. My father says he prefers to drive at night because the sun won't get in (his, you) eyes.
2. I know spring is really here when (I, you) see neighborhood kids playing softball.
3. We realized our friend was gone, but (we, you) still found his death difficult to accept.
4. I you want to advance in the company, (we, you) must be willing to work overtime and to move to a new location every couple years.
First Person Second Person Third Person
Singular I, me, my, mine you, your he, him, his; she, her,
it, its
Plural we, us, our you, your they, them, their
When you write your point of view must stay the same. Do not shift unecessarily form one point of view to another. Ex: What I like best about vacations is that you don't have to set an alarm. TO What I like best about vacations is that I don't have to set an alarm.
Rewrite the following sentences with the correct pronoun in the sentences below. Underline the word you selected.
1. My father says he prefers to drive at night because the sun won't get in (his, you) eyes.
2. I know spring is really here when (I, you) see neighborhood kids playing softball.
3. We realized our friend was gone, but (we, you) still found his death difficult to accept.
4. I you want to advance in the company, (we, you) must be willing to work overtime and to move to a new location every couple years.