Writing an Argumentative Essay about a Social Topic — Unit test
Question 21 • Language Arts 7 B (M12 25/26 S2)
Read the excerpt from "Pecos Bill.”On another occasion, a band of rustlers stole Bill’s cattle, so he hunted down those villains and knocked out all their gold fillings. That’s the reason there’s gold in them thar hills!
Answer
A
The focus on the feelings of many characters shows that this passage uses a first-person point of view.
B
The use of the pronouns he and their shows that this passage uses a third-person point of view.
C
The use of the nouns Bill and villains shows that this passage uses a first-person point of view.
D
The focus on the feelings of only one character shows that this passage uses a third-person point of view.
Explanation
The narrator refers to Pecos Bill as “he” and to the rustlers as “their,” rather than using “I” to tell the story. Those pronouns show that the passage is told from a third-person point of view. Choice B correctly identifies this evidence.
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