1st Person Shift
2nd Person Shift
3rd Person Shift
Person Shift (Abnormal Exceptions)
Identifying Shifts
100

Which pronoun is a first-person pronoun?

A. Your

B. Me

C. They

D. All of the Above

What is B. Me?

100

Which is a second-person pronoun?

A. None of the Above

B. I

C. Her

D. Your

What is D. Your?

100

Which is a third-person pronoun? 

A. They

B. Her

C. His

D. All of the Above

What is D. All of the Above?

100

What are the two points of view in the sentence? 

I stayed at the house, but the others left.

What are 1st and 3rd?

100

"Jane gave Charles the bad news. He didn't express much emotion, and she was surprised he took it so well."

What is 3rd-person shift?

200

Which pronoun signifies that the narrator is a character in the story?

A. They

B. I

C. Your

D. Her

What is B. They?

200

What pronoun signifies that the narrator is speaking to another person?

A. He

B. His

C. Her

D. Your

What is D. Your?

200

What pronoun signifies that the narrator watched an individual act?

A. He

B. Your

C. I

D. All of the Above

What is A. He?

200

What pronouns signify that the narrator both did an action and watched another individual act?

A. I, Your

B. He, They

C. I, He

D. Your, He

What is C. I, He?

200

"If you buy a TV, it is your responsibility not to break it."

What is 2nd-person shift?

300

What are three first-person pronouns?

A. "I", "me", and "my"

B. "you", "yours", "your"

C. "they", "he", "she"

What is A. "I", "me", and "my" 

300

What are three second-person pronouns?

A. "I", "me", and "my"

B. "you", "yours", "your"

C. "they", "he", "she"

What is B. "you", "yours", "your"

300

What are three third-person pronouns?

A. "I", "me", and "my"

B. "you", "yours", "your"

C. "they", "he", "she"

What is C. "they", "he", "she"

300

What is an abnormal person shift sentence?

A. I went on a walk while I texted on my phone.

B. I ate food at the restaurant while I read my book.

C. You played on your phone while I got my hair cut.

What is C. You played on your phone while I got my hair cut.

300

"I walked through the flowers, so there was pollen on me."

What is 1st-person shift?

400

Revise the sentence using the correct pronoun for 1st person P.O.V.

"He bought the puppy, so it isn't my responsibility."

What is I didn't buy the puppy, so it isn't my responsibility.

400

Revise the sentence using the correct pronoun for 2nd person P.O.V.

"He bought the puppy, so it isn't my responsibility."

What is "You bought the puppy, so it is your responsibility."

400

Revise the sentence using the correct pronoun for 3rd person P.O.V.

"He bought the puppy, so it isn't my responsibility."

What is "He bought the puppy, so it is his responsibility."

400

Revise the sentence using the correct pronouns for the abnormal person shift, using 1st and 3rd person pronouns.

"He bought the puppy, so it is his responsibility."

"He bought the puppy, so it isn't my responsibility."

400

"They knew that she was mean to her friend."

What is 3rd-person shift?

500

How can you view First Person?

a. By viewing the different actions

b. By viewing the different perspectives (I vs You)

c. By viewing who the targeted audience is (speaker vs viewer)

d. By viewing multiple speakers

What is d. By viewing multiple speakers?

500

How can you differentiate First from Second Person?

a. By viewing the different actions

b. By viewing the different perspectives (I vs You)

c. By viewing who the targeted audience is (speaker vs viewer)

d. All of the Above

What is b. By viewing the different perspectives (I vs You)

500

How can you differentiate First from Third Person?

a. By viewing the different actions

b. By viewing the different perspectives (I vs You)

c. By viewing who the targeted audience is (subject vs viewer)

d. All of the Above

What is c. By viewing who the targeted audience is (speaker vs viewer)

500

How can you view Abnormal-Person Shift?

a. By viewing the different actions

b. By viewing the different perspectives (I vs You)

c. By viewing who the targeted audience is (speaker vs viewer)

d. All of the Above

What is d. All of the Above

500

"I ate at the restaurant, while they ate at home."

"What is abnormal-person shift?"