From which point of view is the following passage written?The Gold SlipperTheir seats were at one end of the front row; he had thought they would be less conspicuous there than in the centre, and he had not foreseen that the singer would walk over to him every time she came upon the stage. Her velvet train brushed against his trousers as she passed him. The applause which greeted her was neither overwhelming nor prolonged. Her conservative audience did not know exactly how to accept her toilette [dress].omniscient third personlimited third personfirst person
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From which point of view is the following passage written?The Gold SlipperTheir seats were at one end of the front row; he had thought they would be less conspicuous there than in the centre, and he had not foreseen that the singer would walk over to him every time she came upon the stage. Her velvet train brushed against his trousers as she passed him. The applause which greeted her was neither overwhelming nor prolonged. Her conservative audience did not know exactly how to accept her toilette [dress].omniscient third personlimited third personfirst person
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The passage is written from the limited third person point of view. This is evident as the narrator is describing the events and the surroundings from a particular character's perspective (he), but without having access to the thoughts and feelings of all characters.
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