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What is the main difference between the limited and omniscient third-person narrative point of view?

A limited point of view is told from the point of view of a minor character of the story.
An omniscient point of view allows the reader access to the thoughts of the main character of the story.
A limited point of view allows the reader access to the thoughts of all the main characters of the story.
An omniscient point of view provides readers with knowledge about all characters, as well as past and future events.

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An omniscient point of view provides readers with knowledge about all characters, as well as past and future events.

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An omniscient point of view provides readers with knowledge about all characters, as well as past and future events.

In a limited third person point of view, the narrator has access to the mind of a single character.
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