Question

select the sentence that uses personification.
her fingernails fascinated me with their endless tapping on the table.
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.

Explanation:

Personification is giving human traits to non - human things. In the sentence "No one could ignore the hideous painting, which screamed for the attention of every visitor", a painting (a non - human object) is given the human ability to "scream". In the other sentences, "Her fingernails fascinated me with their endless tapping on the table" is just a description of an action of fingernails (no personification as it's a normal description of an inanimate object's action in a non - human - trait - giving way). "The path was steep and rocky, and the bus worked hard as it made a slow ascent" - while "worked hard" is a bit of a personification - like description for the bus, it is more of a metaphor for the bus's effort in moving up the path compared to the strong personification in the third sentence where the painting "screams" (a very human - like vocal action).

Answer:

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