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Maintaining consistent pronoun person means:

  • if you are using the first person (the one speaking), you must use first person pronouns:
    • I, me, we, us.
  • if you are using the second person (the one spoken to), you must use the second person pronoun:
    • you (used as singular or plural and subject or object)
  • if you are using the third person (the one spoken about), you must use the third person pronouns:
    • he, him, she, her, it, they, them.
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'What' is an interrogative pronoun and is used when you want to know about something (not a person) eg What is the time?


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Yes, the noun one is normally used in the third person; example: He has apartment number one. However, there are times when the word one, used as an indefinite pronoun, can mean anyone (first, second, or third person): One would think it wasn't a good idea. An extra day off does one good. The word one is also an adjective: one penny, one thought.


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