English Language Arts
Grade 7
45 min
Correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person
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Find the error: "If a runner wants to win, they must train hard."
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Find the error: "When a driver is on the road, you must pay attention."
3
Find the error: "When the students finished the test, he or she turned it in."
Sample Practice Questions
Easy
Which sentence corrects the error? "Each player must bring their own water bottle."
0.Each player must bring his or her own water bottle.
1.Each player must bring them own water bottle.
2.Each players must bring their own water bottle.
3.The sentence is correct.
Easy
Which sentence corrects the error? "If a person wants to be healthy, you should eat well."
0.If a person wants to be healthy, you should eat well.
1.If a person wants to be healthy, he or she should eat well.
2.If a person wants to be healthy, they should eat well.
3.If people want to be healthy, you should eat well.
Easy
Which sentence corrects the error? "The dogs wagged its tail when the owner came home."
0.The dog wagged its tail when the owner came home.
1.The dogs wagged their tails when the owner came home.
2.The dogs wagged his or her tail when the owner came home.
3.The sentence is correct.
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