Question

Which sentences contain pronoun shifts? Check all that apply. Jackson and Maya will take a quick break before they finish their science project. When an astronaut goes into space, he or she must be in excellent health. After we finished warming up, we joined the rest of the team on the field. Teenagers often want more freedom, but you need to show that you are responsible. If a student wishes to go on the field trip, they must bring in a permission slip.

Answer 1

Answer:

These are the sentences containing a pronoun shift:

4) Teenagers often want more freedom, but you need to show that you are responsible.

5) If a student wishes to go on the field trip, they must bring in a permission slip.

Explanation:

Pronoun shift is a kind of grammatical error in which the author starts off by using a kind of pronoun and then ends up using another kind of pronoun in a sentence or paragraph.

The first sentence starts in third person (teenagers) and midway shifts to second person (you), indicating a pronoun shift.

The second sentence starts in third person singular (a student) and shifts to third person plural (they), indicating a pronoun change.

Pronoun shifts are best avoided because they are confusing for the reader.