Inappropriate Shifts in Pronouns

Once upon a time, a king and queen reigned in a country a great way off. This king and queen were very rich and had had been married many years but,

• she had no children

• he had no children

• they had no children

One day as the queen was walking by the side of the river, at the bottom of the garden when __________ saw a poor little fish out of the water.

• her

• she

• hers

Then the queen took pity on the little fish, and

• threw it back again into the river.

• threw she back again into the river;

• threw he back again into the river;

Before the fish swam away _____ lifted its head out of the water and said, “I know what your wish is, and it shall be fulfilled, in return for your kindness to me."

• he

• they

• it

What the little fish had foretold soon happened; and the queen had a very beautiful little girl. The king could not stop looking at ____ daughter, and said ______ would hold a great party, and show the child to all the land.

• he, he

• he, his

• his, he

Choose the correct sentence:

• The queen said, "I will have the fairies also, that she might be kind and good to our little daughter."

• The queen said, "I will have the fairies also, that they might be kind and good to their little daughter."

• The queen said, "I will have the fairies also, that they might be kind and good to our little daughter."

Correct the sentence: "There were thirteen fairies in the kingdom; but as the king had only twelve golden dishes for her to eat out of, him was forced to leave one of the fairies without asking her."

Rewrite the sentence using the correct pronouns: "The thirteenth fairy went to the party, with a black cap on ___ head, and black shoes on ____ feet, and a broomstick in ____ hand, and _____ went into the dining-hall where the party was."

Rewrite the sentence using the correct pronouns: "The thirteenth fairy was very angry, and scolded the king and queen very much, and set to work to take ______ revenge. _____ cried out, 'The king's daughter shall, in ______ fifteenth year, be wounded by a spindle, and fall down dead."