The fiddlers began arriving as early as 10:30 in the morning. While they knew and respected one another, to say that they liked one another, especially at a contest with this much money at stake, would be taking It too far. The Sligo Fiddle Fest was the premler event of the year. Winning at Sligo meant a fat wad of money in the winner's pocket and more. Record contracts and the likelihood of getting as much work as anybody could want for the coming year. Tom Sargeant had won at Sligo more than anyone else, but he'd gone over five years without a victory. It wasn't that he was losing his touch; It was more a matter of others getting more competitive. Simply put, Tom had been too much of an Inspiration. No good deed goes unpunished. Ben Carpenter was warming up in the parking lot. Two years ago, as a fourteen year old, he'd made his first appearance at Sligo and made it all the way to the finals. Last year, much Improved, he'd come in third in what was probably the best field ever assembled at any fiddle festival in the southeast. People were anxious to hear how much he'd Improved. Dan Wheeler was the exception. He was hobbling around, back-slapping and glad-handing everyone as they entered the grounds. Dan had won once several years ago, and now he was content to make the finals most of the time. He was more a dance fiddler than a contest fiddler. Which is the point of view of the passage?
1. third person Ilmited

2. third person omniscient

3. second person

4. first person

2). Third-Person Omniscient

Explanation:

Third-person omniscient point of view has been employed in the given passage as the narrator himself is relating the story(he'd gone...he'd come') and knows everything that the characters are going through('they knew and respected one another') and even the secret events or thoughts('Winning at Sligo meant a fat wad of money...anybody could want.'). The use of the third person pronouns along with the author's commentary or remarks after each event displays that he is omniscient(present everywhere and all-knowing). Thus, option 2 is the correct answer.

true. the definition explains it: a word or phrase that modifies or qualifies an adjective, verb, or other adverb or a word group, expressing a relation of place, time, circumstance, manner, cause, degree, etc. this is a dictionary definition that i have looked up in a dictionary.

the price of our current war is high; it costs money and it costs lives.

but it does not cost our pride. it does not cost the guilt that would arise from knowing that we did nothing to intervene while our neighboring nations fell to despotic leaders.

it does not cost the terror of knowing that our allies are unstable. it does not cost the fear that we, too, will be next to fall.

which sentence most accurately explains why the speaker's use of the parallel structure is effective in this passage?

a. it underscores that disagreement will not be tolerated and will be dealt with swiftly.

b. it makes the speaker seem like a decisive and capable leader.

c. it emphasizes reasons to fight and inspires listeners to aid the war effort.

d. it establishes the speaker's credibility by acknowledging the difficulties of war.