How is a third-person omniscient narrator used in a story?
a. to focus on one character's thoughts and actions
b. to place the reader in the action of the story by using you and yours
c. to limit the perspective to one specific character
d. to show the thoughts and actions of all the characters

Consider the word "omniscient." if you aren't familiar with it, you might recognize the prefix--omni. herbivore, carnivore... omnivore. what do omnivores eat? other plants or animals, all. omni- is a prefix meaning all. that could have given you a hint. a second hint could have been "third-person"; this type of point of view is generally objective, because it's told from the view of a third party who isn't directly involved with the action of the story.

an omniscient point of view means "all-knowing." choice A is incorrect because it states that a third-person omniscient focuses on ONE character's thoughts and actions--if the view is omniscient, it is all knowing and states every character's thoughts. it isn't limited to a single character. a story that uses "you" or "yours" is in second person pov, because it speaks directly to a second person. this, again, is not third-person OR omniscient. choice C is incorrect for the same reasons as choice A.

choice D is your only remaining answer, and it is correct. a third-person omniscient narrator informs the reader of all the thoughts and actions within a scene, between every character.