Answer:
D. a message about the topic of the text.
Explanation:
Often times an author does not come right out and deliberately state the theme of a text. Therefore it must be implied or inferred using cues from the text itself.
Lol I'm doing this test right now the answer is C. self-absorbed because usually when there is a phrase like that you have to include a dash sign between the two or three words like sister-in-laws that's a phrase.
D is correct because the semicolons properly break up the sentence for it to make sense
Summarizing is nice and simple. It gives a brief statement of the main points of something, story, article, poem, ect.