Answer:
B
Raises an objection and then overrides it with an assertion.
Explanation:
From the question, IF is a word which is used to raise an objection to a given sentence which could help in showing why something that happened actually happened. In the context in which it was used, it shows that the author raises an objection and then overrides it with an assertion.
Hi,
I haven't read the text, but I'm assuming it is a Metaphor, comparing the woman to a phantom, WITHOUT using 'like' or 'as'.
~Elisabeth
