What is the effect of the author's choice to tell this story in the present tense?
the present tense allows the author to describe the events of the story more accurately.
using the present tense makes the descriptions of the setting more vivid.
it gives the story a sense of immediacy and urgency.
it makes the story seem more emotional.
(the story is called rescue mission)
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Which of the following quotations reveal an omniscient point-of-view? a. "then the king got his spear in both his hands and ran toward sir mordred, crying, 'traitor, now has thy death-day come! '" b. "and the king thought that under him, far from him, was hideous deep black water; therein were all manner of serpents and worms and wild beasts, foul and horrible." c. "but when the hosts on both sides saw that sword drawn, they blew trumpets and horns and shouted grimly, and the two hosts rushed toward each other." d."then they agreed that king arthur and sir mordred should meet between their two hosts, and that each of them should bring fourteen persons with him."

Brendan is playing in the backyard.

I’ve given a lot of thought to what one of them should be, and the answer seems clear.