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Ten Serious Errors to Recognize and Revise

Shift in Person

Shift in Person

The following sentence contains a shift in person or number. Revise the sentence to correct the shift. Then, compare your revision with the version provided. There may be more than one correct answer.

This activity contains 10 questions.

A teacher is very lucky because they get the summer off.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

A college professor has an interesting job because their students are always so different.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

When a person reads a poem, you should read aloud.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

A bad reader is dangerous because you can kill the meaning of a poem.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

Allison and Jill both think they will win first prize in the poetry contest, but she will not be the winner this year.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

Some textbooks are written in very formal language, so it is often difficult to understand.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

People should understand how difficult it is to be a professional athlete, but you would be surprised.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

Before you begin to criticize others, we should consider what those people might have been through.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

One should study the directions before they try to bake a cake.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

Everyone should purchase a bus pass unless you plan to spend most of the time walking around town.

To create paragraphs in your essay response, type <p> at the beginning of the paragraph, and </p> at the end.

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