Third Person Point of View

She went to her best friend's house to study. When she got there, she noticed how big her best friend's dog, Jasper, had gotten. They went outside and rode bikes, had dinner, and then she went back home.

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Third Person Omniscient

• Second Person

Lisa went to her friend's house to play outside, and Lisa thought about how nice the weather was. When they went back inside, her best friend, Sam, wondered what they would have for dinner.

• Third Person Omniscient

• First Person

• Third Person Limited

• Second Person

He, She, They, Them

• First Person words

• Second Person words

• Third Person words

On the way to school, Emma and Nicole encountered a stray cat. Emma felt unsure as she saw the cat fluff it's tail. Nicole realized that the cat must have been lonely and scared, so she reached down to pet it. Then Nicole screamed.

• Example: 1st Person

• Example: 2nd Person

• Example: 3rd Limited

• Example: 3rd Omniscient

Tyler hates polka music.

• Fist person

• Second person

• Third person

Sideways Stories from Wayside School

Leslie sat in front of Paul. She had two long, brown pigtails that reached all the way down to her waist. Paul saw those pigtails, and a terrible urge came over him. He wanted to pull a pigtail. He wanted to wrap his fist around it, feel the hair between his fingers, and just yank. He thought it would be fun to tie the pigtails together, or better yet, tie them to her chair. But most of all, he just wanted to pull one.

• First-person

• Second-person

• Third-person limited

• Third-person omniscient

Jose was struggling to finish his homework.

• first person

• third person

The Perez family are moving into their new house tomorrow.

• first person

• third person

Jane couldn't understand why her babysitter was so upset.

• first person

• third person

Jamila lost her scarf on the bus. She looked all over for it but couldn't find it.

• first person

• third person