Answer: B. second person
Explanation:
In the second person point of view, the narrator tells the story to either the audience, or another character, and uses the word '<em>you'</em>. This point of view is also recognized by the use of pronouns 'your', 'yours', 'yourself', or 'yourselves'. In any case, the common use of the second person pronouns in a text indicate that it is written in the second person point of view. This is exactly what happens in this passage - the narrator includes phrases such as<em> 'I assure</em><em><u> you</u></em><em>', 'may </em><em><u>you</u></em><em> never find </em><em><u>yourselves</u></em><em>...', '..to do anything that </em><em><u>you</u></em><em> should do...', '</em><em><u>you</u></em><em> will not suffer any harm'.</em>
As opposed to second person point of view, the narrator speaks in the first person when he talks about himself, his opinions or experiences. Third person limited point of view is used when the narrator knows the thoughts and feelings of one particular character. However, neither of these two options is the case in this excerpt.
Answer:
Its - car
This - More and more physicians are beginning to look not just for illnesses but also for patients' habits with long-term health implications
Its - cow
Someone - no antecedent
It - antecedent not clear
Explanation:
The antecedent of a pronoun is the word or phrase whose place the pronoun takes. In some cases, the antecedent is obvious, while in others it's either missing or not clear.
In the first and third sentences, it's simple. In the first sentence, a car's transmission is mentioned. Instead of repeating the word <em>car</em>, we will use the pronoun<em> it</em> and its possessive form <em>its</em><em>.</em> It's the same in the third sentence (cow's tail - its tail).
The second example is interesting because the antecedent of the pronoun <em>this</em> is the entire previous sentence.
In the fourth sentence, the antecedent is missing. We don't know instead of what word the pronoun <em>someone</em> is used.
In the fifth, the antecedent is not clear as the pronoun <em>it </em>could be used to refer to the word <em>rain</em>, or the word <em>mud</em>.
Answer: b to convince readers that Britain has treated the colonists unfairly.
Explanation:
This is an excerpt from<em> the Declaration of Independence</em>, a document written by Thomas Jefferson which guarantees the freedom of the thirteen American colonies. The author describes the British methods which he finds unjust. He mentions the attempt of the colonies to be heard, as well as the British refusal to listen to the voice of justice. According to him, Britain treated the colonists unfairly, although Americans are actually their descendants.
The demonstrative pronoun would be those and it would be plural.
