Point of View

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What is Point of View?

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Point of View is the perspective from which a story is told. It determines how the reader experiences the story.

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What is 1st Person Point of View?

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1st Person Point of View uses pronouns like 'I' and 'we'. The narrator is a character in the story.

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What is 3rd Person Point of View?

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3rd Person Point of View uses pronouns like 'he', 'she', and 'they'. The narrator is not a character in the story.

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Example of 1st Person Point of View.

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'I love going to the beach with my friends.'

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Example of 3rd Person Point of View.

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'She enjoys reading books in her free time.'

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What pronouns are used in 1st Person Point of View?

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Pronouns like 'I', 'me', 'my', 'we', and 'us'.

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What pronouns are used in 3rd Person Point of View?

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Pronouns like 'he', 'him', 'his', 'she', 'her', 'they', and 'them'.

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How can you identify 1st Person Point of View in a sentence?

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Look for the use of 'I' or 'we' in the sentence.

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How can you identify 3rd Person Point of View in a sentence?

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Look for the use of 'he', 'she', 'they', or names in the sentence.

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Why is Point of View important in a story?

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Point of View affects how the reader understands the characters and events in the story.