Okay, let's imagine a little story to help us understand the difference between first person and third person! Imagine you are telling a story about yourself. When you use first person, you would say “I went to the store” or “I played with my friends.” The word 'I' shows that you are talking about yourself. That's first person!
Now, let's pretend you're telling a story about your friend. When you use third person, you would say “Jimmy went to the store” or “Sarah played with her friends.” See, now you're using names instead of 'I'! That's third person!
So, first person is like you're telling the story about yourself, using 'I' and third person is like you're telling the story about someone else, using their name. It's fun to switch between these when you're telling different kinds of stories!
Now, let's play a game together! I'll say a sentence and you tell me if it's in first person or third person. Ready? Here we go: 'Olivia went to the park.' Is this first person or third person? Take a moment to think about it, then let me know what you think! :)
Now, let's play a game together! I'll say a sentence and you tell me if it's in first person or third person. Ready? Here we go: 'Olivia went to the park.' Is this first person or third person? Take a moment to think about it, then let me know what you think! :)