B, because the villagers keep trying to outdo each other by speaking more powerful about the empress.
Answer: B.
Explanation: Option D is discarded because the sentence clearly needs to have its punctuation fixed; option C is wrong because the independent clause "it was unbelievable..." cannot be introduced with a comma, and while options A and B seem viable, the abrupt interruption of the normal flow of the sentence demands the use of dashes.
The correct answer is TRUE. Both commas and parentheses are used to set off parenthetic expressions, but each has their own set of rules to follow when setting off some words in the sentence. Like for example, one way to use parentheses is to set off a phrase that is not part of the subject. On the other hand, we use commas to set off a phrase that serves as an additional information to the sentence.
I believe the answer is d.) Measures that would help unify the populace of ireland
