ACT Preparation / Unit 3 ACT 0222 short lesson, about 20 seconds
No Shift Into You
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The idea
Keep the point of view consistent. A passage written in the third person should not slide into you, the second person, partway through.
In practice
"Hikers should pack water, because you can dehydrate quickly" shifts; "because they can dehydrate quickly" holds.
Where people slip
You belongs to direct address and instructions. In a passage about others, it is an accidental shift.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
Builds on
- Nothing. This is a starting point.
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