Question

which sentence contains an inappropriate shift in person?
for the first time, our schools baseball team won all of its games this season.
when i asked my best friend for twenty dollars, he gave it to me without hesitation.
the film maker made a documentary about butterflies and hoped it would receive good reviews.
if one follows the directions carefully, you should be able to find the location without getting lost.

Explanation:

An inappropriate shift in person occurs when a sentence switches between different grammatical persons (first, second, third) without logical reason.

• The first sentence uses consistent third-person ("our school's baseball team", "its").
• The second sentence uses consistent first-person ("I", "me") and third-person ("my best friend", "he").
• The third sentence uses consistent third-person ("The film maker", "it").
• The fourth sentence shifts from third-person indefinite ("one") to second-person ("you"), which is an inappropriate, unmotivated shift.

Answer:

If one follows the directions carefully, you should be able to find the location without getting lost.