Answer:
B. In the absence of surprise, a witty remark loses much of its humorous effect.
Explanation:
Answer B
Correct. In the first sentence of the third paragraph, the author makes the claim that “merriment” (amusement) can be produced only by “a sudden impression,” that is, a surprise. In the second sentence of the paragraph, the author advances that claim by using the clause “which is expected” to assert that jests (witty remarks) lacking such an element of surprise (because the audience is expecting them) lose much of their humor and are thus effectively “already destroyed.”
C hope this helps you in the long run
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Answer:
number
Explanation:
the definitions for quantity are "The amount or number of a material or immaterial thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement. The perceived length of a vowel sound or syllable."
