Question

anne paused to study her reflection in the mirror. she ran her fingers through her curly auburn hair, a trait she had inherited from her mother. she peered closely at her emerald-green eyes and her freckled cheekbones. then she stepped back to gaze at her dress. her mother and friends all had encouraged her to choose it, and now, standing before the mirror, anne was grateful she had taken their advice. the dress was gorgeous and complemented her features perfectly. which describes the point of view of the underlined sentence? 1 it is the narrator indirectly voicing anne’s thoughts about her dress. 2 it is the narrator commenting objectively on anne’s appearance. 3 it is anne directly stating her thoughts about her dress.

Explanation:

To determine the point of view of the underlined sentence, we analyze each option:

• Option 2: The sentence is not an objective comment (e.g., stating facts like "the dress is red") but a subjective evaluation ("gorgeous", "complemented her features perfectly") related to Anne's perspective, so this is incorrect.
• Option 3: The sentence is not Anne directly speaking (no first - person "I" or direct dialogue), so this is incorrect.
• Option 1: The narrator is presenting Anne's thoughts about the dress in an indirect way. The description of the dress being gorgeous and complementing her features is likely Anne's internal perception, and the narrator is voicing it indirectly.

Answer:

1. It is the narrator indirectly voicing Anne’s thoughts about her dress.