Solution:
The task is to
underline each word that shows the
first-person point of view in the story. The first-person pronouns are:
>
I, my, me
We need to find and underline all instances of these words in the passage.
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Step-by-step analysis:
Let’s go through the story sentence by sentence and identify the first-person words.
1.
"It is raining today."
- No first-person words here.
2.
"I will stay inside."
- "I" →
✔ First-person
→ Underline:
I
3.
"My sister and I will read books."
- "My" →
✔ First-person (possessive)
- "I" →
✔ First-person
→ Underline:
My,
I
4.
"I will help my Mom make cookies."
- "I" →
✔
- "my" →
✔ (referring to the speaker's mom)
→ Underline:
I,
my
5.
"Then, my Dad will tell me to clean my room."
- "my" →
✔ (my Dad)
- "me" →
✔ (object form of "I")
- "my" →
✔ (my room)
→ Underline:
my,
me,
my
6.
"When I am done, I will play with my new car."
- "I" →
✔
- "I" →
✔
- "my" →
✔
→ Underline:
I,
I,
my
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Final Answer: Underlined Words
Here is the story with the
first-person words underlined:
> It is raining today.
I will stay inside.
My sister and
I will read books.
I will help
my Mom make cookies. Then,
my Dad will tell
me to clean
my room. When
I am done,
I will play with
my new car.
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✔ Summary of Underlined Words:
-
I – appears 4 times
-
my – appears 4 times
-
me – appears 1 time
Total:
9 words to underline.
These words show that the narrator is speaking from a
first-person point of view — they are telling the story about themselves using personal pronouns.
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