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 annes thoughts about her dress. 2 it is the narrator commenting objectively on annes appearance. 3 it is anne directly stating her thoughts about her dress.

Explanation:

The underlined sentence is presented by a third-person narrator, right after stating Anne was grateful for taking the dress advice. It reflects Anne's positive opinion of the dress, shared indirectly through the narrator rather than Anne speaking directly or the narrator giving an objective, unconnected observation.

Answer:

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