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Pronoun Point of View
4 Correct problems in pronoun point of view.
It is important to avoid unnecessary shifts in point of view, that is,
shifts from one person to another. The following chart shows common
first-, second-, and third-person pronouns in their singular and plural
forms.
Point of View Singular Plural
First person (the person I we
speaking)
Second person (the person you you
spoken to)
Third person (the person he, she, it singular indefinite pronouns (each, they
spoken about) either, neither . . .)
Examples of Shifts in Pronoun Point of View
3rd person 2nd
person
