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Hoochie [10]
3 years ago
6

"To come all that way, rifle in hand, with two thousand people marching at my heels, and then to trail feebly away, having done

nothing—no, that was impossible." What purpose does the end phrase separated by the em dash serve in this sentence?
A The phrase is meant to draw the reader away from the sentence.
BThe phrase is meant to qualify the author's actions in relation to his first statement.
C The phrase is meant to simplify and clarify the author's first thought.
D The phrase is meant to contrast what is possible and what is impossible.
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2 answers:
erik [133]3 years ago
7 0
C. The phrase is meant to simplify and clarify the author's first thought. The phrase with an em dash was meant to simply explain the overall thought of the author in order for the readers to easily comprehend the context.
kumpel [21]3 years ago
3 0
<h2>Answer:</h2><h2>C:  The phrase is meant to restate the same concept as the first phrase.</h2><h2>Explanation:</h2>

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