CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1c
The Standard
Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in pronoun number and person.
Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts
What This Standard Means
Students need to keep pronouns consistent in number and point of view. If a sentence starts with one person, it should not suddenly switch from I to you, or from students to he. They also need to revise sentences so the pronouns match the nouns they replace.
Mastery looks like spotting the shift, naming what is wrong, and fixing it without changing the meaning. Students often get stuck when a noun is plural but feels like one group, such as team or class. They also overuse you in formal writing when they mean people, readers, or we.
Ways to Teach It
- Give pairs sentence strips with pronoun shifts, scissors, and correction cards, then have them rebuild each sentence correctly.
- Ask students to revise this prompt: When a student studies nightly, you will remember more for the test.
- Use five projected sentences and have students hold up 1 for correct or 2 for pronoun shift.
- Show a school handbook paragraph and ask students to find places where pronouns must stay consistent for clear rules.
Plan a Lesson for CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1c
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Related Standards
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1a
Ensure that pronouns are in the proper case (subjective, objective, possessive).
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.6.1d
Recognize and correct vague pronouns (i.e., ones with unclear or ambiguous antecedents).
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.8.1d
Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb voice and mood.
- CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.5.1d
Recognize and correct inappropriate shifts in verb tense.