Revising Your Essays

PART VII

POV SHIFT

Point of View 1st person POV

Uses pronouns: I, we, us

2nd person POV Uses pronoun: you

3rd person POV Uses pronouns: they, them, she, he

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_splice

Example of shift The two poems discuss the importance of love.

We all think love is central to happiness.

Example of shift The two poems discuss the importance of love.

3rd person

We all think love is central to happiness. 1st person

To Correct The two poems discuss the importance of love.

Most people think love is central to happiness. 3rd person POV is consistently used

Can I use a different POV? Yes…but

3rd person POV is more accepted in academic essays