Autobiographies and Biographies Rewrite
Directions: Rewrite each
sentence by changing
pronouns from 1st to 3rd
person and 3rd to 1st person
to convert autobiographies
to biographies, and viceversa.
Key:
(auto) –
1st
Person
I
me
we
us
my
our
(bio) – 3rd Person
he/she
him/her
they
them
his/her
their
Part 1: Autobiography to Biography
When I was 9, I went on my first trip.
When he was 9, he went on his first trip._
We spent the night at my uncle’s house.
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He was my best friend, and I miss him.
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Our car broke down and I had to fix the tire. __________________________________
I didn’t think I’d survive!
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Part 2: Biography to Autobiography
She married in 1925 in her own house.
I married in 1925 in my own house._____
His job was rough, but he always got paid. __________________________________
Their house was a mess and they knew it.
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He’d eat pancakes for his every meal.
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She lived to 85, and her husband did too.
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