Changing Writing From 3rd Person To 1st Person | Written In Third ... - Free Printable

Absolutely! Let’s solve this worksheet step by step. The goal is to change sentences written in 1st person to 3rd person, focusing on the underlined words.

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🔁 Key Rules for 1st → 3rd Person Conversion:

- I → he / she / they / [name] (depending on context)
- me → him / her / them
- my → his / her / their
- we → they
- us → them
- our → their
- mine → his / hers / theirs

Also, verb forms may need to change slightly (e.g., “I am” → “he is”, “we go” → “they go”) — but since the instructions focus on changing *underlined words*, we’ll primarily adjust pronouns unless the verb must change for grammatical correctness.

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## ✏️ Solutions:

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1. My little sister gave me a big hug.

→ Underlined: My, me

- “My” → Her (since it’s the sister’s possession — “her little sister” doesn’t make sense; wait — actually, “My little sister” = the speaker’s sister → so in 3rd person, if we’re talking about someone else, we might say “Her little sister” or use a name. But the sentence is from the speaker’s POV. To convert to 3rd person, we need to reframe who “my” refers to.)

Let’s think: If we’re writing about “someone else,” we can say:

> Her little sister gave her a big hug.

✔ *Assuming “her” refers to the same person as “me” — which makes sense contextually.*

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2. It was nearly eight o’clock and I was going to be late for work.

→ Underlined: I

→ Change I to he / she — but since no gender is specified, we can choose she (or use a name like “Emma”).

> It was nearly eight o’clock and she was going to be late for work.

✔ (You could also say “he” — both are correct. “She” is commonly used as default when unspecified.)

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3. We will go to the cinema on Saturday.

→ Underlined: We

→ Change We → They

> They will go to the cinema on Saturday.

✔ Simple and direct.

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4. My teacher told me to remember my homework.

→ Underlined: My, me, my

→ “My teacher” → Her teacher (if the student is female)
→ “me” → her
→ “my homework” → her homework

> Her teacher told her to remember her homework.

✔ All pronouns now refer to a third person (e.g., a girl named Sarah).

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5. In winter, we wrap up warm and play out in the snow.

→ Underlined: we

→ Change we → they

> In winter, they wrap up warm and play out in the snow.

✔ Note: Verb stays “wrap” because “they” takes plural verb form — same as “we”.

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6. Last week, we made some cupcakes, mine were the tastiest.

→ Underlined: we, mine

→ “we” → they
→ “mine” → theirs

> Last week, they made some cupcakes, theirs were the tastiest.

✔ “theirs” = possessive pronoun replacing “mine” (which stood for “my cupcakes”).

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7. I will go swimming after I have been to the library.

→ Underlined: I, I

→ Both instances of “I” → change to she / he

> She will go swimming after she has been to the library.

✔ Again, “she” is used as default. You could also write “He... he...” — both acceptable.

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## 📝 Final Answers (Rewritten Sentences):

1. Her little sister gave her a big hug.
2. It was nearly eight o’clock and she was going to be late for work.
3. They will go to the cinema on Saturday.
4. Her teacher told her to remember her homework.
5. In winter, they wrap up warm and play out in the snow.
6. Last week, they made some cupcakes, theirs were the tastiest.
7. She will go swimming after she has been to the library.

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## 💡 Teaching Tip:
This exercise helps students understand point of view in writing. Switching from 1st person (“I”) to 3rd person (“he/she/they”) changes the perspective — useful for storytelling, reports, or retelling events objectively.

Let me know if you’d like to turn these into stories or add names for more context! 😊