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Third Person Point of View

Description: Third Person Point of View refers to a narrative perspective in which the story is told by an external narrator who is not a character in the story. It provides an objective viewpoint and often uses pronouns like "he," "she," or "they" to refer to the characters.

Senses:

1. Grammatical Sense: Referring to the form of a verb or pronoun indicating that it is the subject of a clause or sentence and that the subject is not the speaker or the person being addressed.
2. Literary Sense: Referring to the narrative mode where the story is narrated using pronouns that indicate the characters from an external perspective.

Usages:

1. Popular Usage: Third Person Point of View is commonly used in novels, short stories, and other fictional works.
2. Local Usage: In local communities, third person point of view is utilized in oral storytelling traditions to pass down cultural knowledge and legends.

Examples:

Grammatical Example:

In the sentence, "She runs every morning," the verb "runs" is in the third person point of view.

Literary Example:

From Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife."

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