Question

Which sentence uses direct characterization?
A) Ria scans the roadway and uses her signal to indicate a turn.
B )Omar reminds his passenger, “It’s not safe for me to text while driving.”
C) Genna observes speed limits because she is a careful driver.
D) Before he started the car, Mitch put on his seat belt and adjusted the mirror.

Answer 1

Genna observes speed limits because she is a careful driver.

Answer 2

The sentence that uses direct characterization is the following one: Genna observes speed limits because she is a careful driver. That is, the correct option would be C.

Direct characterization means the way an author or another character within a story describes or reveals a character through the use of descriptive adjectives, or phases. That is, direct characterization is straightforward characterization either made by the author or by another character. In this case, the author has made use of the descriptive adjective "careful" to talk about Genna's driving skills.