Question

Which sentence in the following passage is an example of direct characterization?

Jacques was a very nice man. He volunteered at the community center several times a week. On the weekends, he offered to help his neighbors do chores. One summer, he even got permission from the city to build a swing set at the local park.


He volunteered at the community center several times per week.
On the weekends, he offered to help his neighbors do chores.
One summer, he even got permission from the city to build a swing set at the local park.
Jacques was a very nice man.

Answer 1

" Jacques was a very nice man "
This should be the correct answer because to Characterize means to create a charter. This is the first line any reader would read, and immediately set's the tone for the rest of the paragraph. The line doesn't just say that he is nice; it says " he was " which actually drives our brains to find out who, what, and why. That's why it should be the answer
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