How do I write in third person? I have to turn in an interview for work. I'm supposed to write in third person and I'm not sure how to do that.
I interviewed a local high school's football player. One of the questions I asked him is, "Why did you decide to be on the football team?" How would I word that in third person?
I interviewed a local high school's football player. One of the questions I asked him is, "Why did you decide to be on the football team?" How would I word that in third person?
1 Answer
Change your questions to third-person statements, and leave the interviewee's answers intact as quotes.
Explanation:
Your interview might go as follows:
YOU: Why did you decide to be on the football team?
HIM: I got arrested for joyriding in a car that had been stolen, and the judge was a big fan of local high school football, so I had a choice: Football or juvie.
The article you write might look more like this:
Parker got involved in football during his high school years. "I got arrested for joyriding in a car that had been stolen," he explained, "and the judge was a big fan of local high school football, so I had a choice: Football or juvie."
The text needs to be third person; the quotes do not.
