Activity: Consistent Point of View

Read about a third consistency issue and get some practice by doing the activity. Compare your responses to the answer key.

Using a Consistent Point of View Activity

Read the following groups of sentences to find the pronoun/s that are not consistent with the point of view. After you find the pronoun/s, rewrite the sentence correcting the inconsistency.

  1. I always read over my notes before class because one can never tell when there might be a quiz.
  2. When I get ready in the morning, I have to hit the snooze button at least twice before you can fully wake up and roll out of bed.
  3. I enjoy movies like The House of Wax that frighten you.
  4. This summer, I worked for my city's Waste Management department, a job where you learned a lot about how to handle the garbage produced by a large population.
  5. Our time in Chicago was limited, so we decided to skip the Natural History Museum because you would need to spend an entire day for a worthwhile visit.