Point of View — Answer Key
Part A: Fix the Sentence
Each sentence has an error. Rewrite it correctly on the line.
1. Fix the sentence:
He go to school with his sister every morning.
Corrected: He goes to school with his sister every morning.
Third-person singular pronouns like he take the -s verb form in Grade 3 grammar.
2. Fix the sentence:
She and her friend plays a game in the yard.
Corrected: She and her friend play a game in the yard.
Two third-person subjects joined by and act as plural in Grade 3 grammar rules.
3. Fix the sentence:
Them are running fast down the hill today.
Corrected: They are running fast down the hill today.
Third-person plural subjects use they, not them, in Grade 3 point-of-view writing.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. A third-person narrator is outside the story, not a character in it.
Third-person narrators stand outside the story events in Grade 3 reading lessons.
2. The pronoun she is used for one third-person girl.
She is a third-person singular pronoun that signals point of view in Grade 3 texts.
3. For many characters, a third-person narrator uses the pronoun they.
They is the third-person plural pronoun in Grade 3 point-of-view reading.
4. His, her, and their show ownership in third-person Grade 3 stories.
Their is a third-person plural possessive, a strong Grade 3 point-of-view clue.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. A third-person Grade 3 narrator uses pronouns like he, she, and they.
True False
Third-person point of view uses he, she, and they in Grade 3 stories.
2. In third person, the narrator is a Grade 3 character inside the story.
True False
Third-person narrators stay outside and watch the action in Grade 3 reading.
3. The word him is a third-person pronoun used in Grade 3 writing.
True False
Him is a third-person singular object pronoun often used in Grade 3 stories.