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Which sentence includes an example of personification?

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Look for a non-human or abstract subject paired with a verb that only a person would normally do; that pairing is personification.
Updated On: Jul 10, 2026
  • Banjaras of Rajasthan are the human equivalent of an endangered species and have no defence against the encroachment of farmers onto their ancestral lands.
  • Take airline pilots for example; they do not need to be graduates to qualify for this job and most pilots are on a salary of Rs. 300,000 per month or more.
  • Recent research provided stark evidence that in education money still plays an important role; it was found that children from poor households could not perform as well as children from rich households.
  • Girls in the family should have a share in the ancestral property as a matter of right whether the will includes it explicitly or not.
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The Correct Option is C

Solution and Explanation

Check each sentence for a verb that only a person can normally perform, then see if that verb's subject is something non-human. That combination signals personification.

  1. Option A: Draws a comparison between a group of people and an endangered species; it does not give a non-human thing a human action, so it is an analogy rather than personification.
  2. Option B: A factual, literal sentence about pilot qualifications and salary; every subject and verb is used in its ordinary sense.
  3. Option C: The subject "research" is abstract and cannot literally act, yet the sentence has it "providing" evidence, a verb we would normally use for a person presenting findings. Giving this human action to an abstract subject is the mark of personification.
  4. Option D: A direct statement of a right (inheritance); nothing is personified.

Since "research provided evidence" hands an abstract, non-human subject a distinctly human action, option C is the personification example.

Let's summarize:

  • Personification needs a non-human subject paired with a human action.
  • "Research provided...evidence" in option C fits this exactly.
  • The remaining options stay literal or use comparison rather than personification.

The answer is option C.

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