narration

Everyday

1. The telling of a story, especially by a narrator. tree →
2. The spoken words that explain what is happening in a film, show or play. tree →
3. In grammar, narration means reporting what someone said without using their exact words. tree →

In the lessons

In English lessons pupils learn first-person narration (I, we) and third-person narration (he, she, they). Documentaries have a narration.

Examples

• The story is told in first-person narration. tree →
• Who does the narration in the nature film? tree →
• Her narration was clear and lively. tree →
• The play had narration between the scenes. tree →
• Alice in Wonderland uses third-person narration. tree →
• Record your narration over the slides. tree →
• I have given him a name, and changed the narration into the oblique narration, and toned down the dialect. tree →

Note

Narrate = tell; narrator = the teller; narrative = the story.