When analyzing a story, which of the following is the best characteristic to examine would be <span>the development of characters. When you are reading a book, one thing that would really stand out to you, is actually getting to know the characters and to actually get to know them. So, when reading a book, you would want to see what the characters are like, and also the development of the characters. This would be something very important to analyze.
</span><span>a. the storyteller's performance b. the author's educational background c. the development of characters d. the title of the work
Your correct answer would be the (third option).</span>
The first one is the correct way to use it, since it separates the parts of the sentence into fragments that can still be understood without changing the meaning of the entire sentence.