Comparisons Unit Test
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Question
Use the sentence to answer the question.
The team captain wanted the trophy, but everyone knew it was theirs.
To change the sentence to a first-person point of view, which word should replace the italicized word?
(1 point)
Responses
ours
ours
his
his
its
its
hers
hers
ours
To change the sentence to a first-person point of view, the word "theirs" should be replaced with "ours".
To answer this question, we need to understand the difference between the first-person point of view and the third-person point of view.
First-person point of view refers to the perspective of the speaker or the person(s) speaking. It uses pronouns like "I," "we," and "us."
In contrast, third-person point of view refers to a perspective that is detached from the speaker. It uses pronouns like "he," "she," "it," "they," and "them."
In the given sentence, "but everyone knew it was theirs," the pronoun "theirs" indicates third-person point of view because it implies possession by a group of people.
To change the sentence to a first-person point of view, we need to replace the pronoun "theirs" with a pronoun that indicates ownership by the speaker or the group the speaker is a part of.
Among the given options, "ours" is the correct choice because it represents first-person point of view, indicating ownership by the speaker or the speaker's group. Therefore, the answer is "ours."