Question

select the sentence that uses personification.
the path was steep and rocky, and the bus worked hard as it made a slow ascent.
no one could ignore the hideous painting, which screamed for the attention of every visitor.
her fingernails fascinated me with their endless tapping on the table.

Explanation:

Personification is giving human - like qualities to non - human things.

• In the first sentence, "the bus worked hard" is a more general description of the bus's operation (like a machine working), not a strong personification.
• In the second sentence, "the hideous painting, which screamed for the attention" gives the non - human object (painting) a human action (screaming).
• In the third sentence, "Her fingernails...tapping" is just a description of a physical action of an object (fingernails) and not personification.

Answer:

No one could ignore the hideous painting, which screamed for the attention of every visitor.