<span>Characteristics of narrative writing include a sequential narrative, detailed observations, changes or conflict, a connection to the present, and a main idea or dominant feeling. Narrative writing relates a personal story and is typically told from the writer?s point of view.
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The use of first, second, and third person creates the perspective or "point of view" of a piece of writing. Writing in first person uses the personal pronouns "I," "we," "me," and "us," and the possessive forms "my," "mine," "our," and "ours;" while second person uses "you," and the possessives "your" and "yours." Third person, on the other hand, uses pronouns such as "he," "she," "it," "they," and "them," along with the possessives "his," "hers," "its," "their," and "theirs." The third person can also have an effect on the verbforms used and writers should choose the proper perspective for different types of writing.
When you revise dialogue, be sure to punctuate it correctly so that your readers can see who is talking and where a line of dialogue begins or ends. The rules for using quotation marks, commas<span>, and end marks of punctuation are listed below. Use quotation marks before and after a character's exact words.</span>
