POINT OF VIEW CONSISTENT IN
PERSON AND NUMBER
David Robinson, Laura Chisolm & Brittney McCormick,
DEFINITION
Point
of view refers to the
perspective from which
the sentence is told.
DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEWS
1st person 2nd person 3rd person
Singular
I
You
Plural
We
You
He, She, it,
everyone,
everybody,
every teacher,
every student,
Terrell Owens,
Kobe Bryant….
They, People,
Students, The
Americans,
soldiers…..
CONSISTENT IN 1ST AND 3RD PERSON

Consistent 1st person point of view:
 We
were slowing getting closer to our destination
but we could see that we were getting frustrated.
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Consistent 3rd person point of view:
 The
Jefferson's were slowly getter closer to their
destination, but they could see that they were all
getting frustrated.
MORE ABOUT POINT OF VIEWS
What about 1st person I or We? Use the pronouns I
or We only when giving personal examples or when
the focus of the sentence is clearly on the writer.
 What about 2nd person You? Do Not Use It. Ever.
Unless you’re writing instructions, telling people
what to do, or asking rhetorical questions. DO NOT
use you, your, yours, you’re, or anything that
sounds like you in academic writing.
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EXAMPLES
Wrong way: Although it may be painful for a
parent not to be your child’s role model, Patrice
Grant doesn’t have the right to be angry with
her son’s choice.
 Correct way: Although it may be painful for a
parent not to be their child’s role model, Patrice
Grant does not have the right to be angry with
her son’s choice.
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MORE EXAMPLES
Wrong way :When I ran, you would get cramps.
 Correct way: When I ran, I would get cramps.
 Wrong way: Regardless of how much teachers
try, you cannot make sure that students attend
every class.
 Correct way: Regardless of how much teachers
try, they cannot make sure that students attend
every class.
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YES!! THE LAST EXAMPLE
Wrong way: A softball player who wants to
develop her pitching form knows you will
develop more skills at a sleep away camp.
 Correct way: A softball player who wants to
develop her pitching form knows she will
develop more skills at a sleep away camp.
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WORKS CITED
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"Grammar Worksheets: Consistent Point of
View." Grammar Worksheets. 2010. Web. 22
Nov. 2010. <www.grammarworksheets.com/.../Lesson.Consistent.Point.of.
View.pdf>.