Which of these excerpts from "Once in a Lifetime" by Jhumpa Lahiri most clearly uses second-person point of view? A. In addition to the quality and quantity of the food, she was worried about the weather . . . B. Our mothers had met when mine was pregnant. She didn't know it yet; she was feeling dizzy and had sat down on a bench in a small park. C. Your father was in the suit and tie he always wore, his handsome, bespectacled face leaning toward someone in conversation. D. By the following year I had outgrown the coat, and to my great relief it was donated to charity.  E. During the party it started snowing, as predicted, stragglers arriving with wet, white-caked coats that we had to hang from the shower-curtain rod.

Which sentence is written in second-person point of view?A.They discussed their next plan of action.B.We shouldn't give up so easily.C.She weighed her options and sighed.D.You don't suppose it's haunted, do you?SUBMITarrow_backPREVIOUS

Point of View (POV): The author decides who the narrator is and from whose perspective the story is told. This can be first-person (using "I" and narrated by a character in the story), second-person (using "you," addressing the reader directly), or third-person (he, she, they).

When a story is told from the _____, the narrator has full knowledge of all the characters.omniscient third-person point of viewlimited third-person point of viewunreliable first-person point of viewreliable first-person point of view

What is an advantage of telling a story from a first-person point of view?A.Showing multiple characters' perspectives on the same event or situationB.Providing the most comprehensive information about the story's eventsC.Giving readers immediate access to a character's thoughts and feelingsD.Conveying each story event in the most realistic and concrete way possible

1. In general, which point of view should be used in formal, academic writing?1st personIt depends on the writer's tone. 2nd person3rd person