Question

Read the paragraph.

Ben sat on a bench and watched a flurry of pigeons peck hungrily at the ground. His lunch break was almost over, so he stood to walk back to the office. His boss, Mr. Henley, was never there, but Ben still didn’t want to risk being late. He liked his job and Mr. Henley’s odd absences gave him something to puzzle over.

Which point of view does the narrator use?

third-person omniscient
first-person and third-person
first-person
third-person limited

Answer 1

third person limited

Answer 2

The answer is third-person limited.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let's discuss the terms first.

1. Third-person omniscient occurs when the narrator includes all the voices of all the characters in a story. That is, a story is told from different points of view. In this paragraph, we only know about Ben, what he does, sees, his boss.

2. First person and third person. The narrator uses the third person to talk about Ben but he neves uses the first person, i.e. I or we.

3. First person. The story is narrated by the character himself/herself. We know everything from his point of view. The use of "I" and "we" will appear this narrative.

4. Third person limited. This is the correct answer. The narrator presents one character and closely follows him: what he does, what he says, his feelings and thoughts. The characters are described using pronouns (he,she, they,etc). In this paragraph, the narrator includes Ben. He is described as being on a bench on his lunch break, watching the birds eat. He doesn't like being late. He is thinking about why his boss is never around. Every action revolves around Ben and you can find the proun "he" to describe him.