Answer:
B. If ever a youth was cordially admired and hated by his comrades, this one was.
Explanation:
The correct answer is D.
This excerpt shows the reader the setting (an empty lot ringed by elms and honeysuckle; a blue sky with cirrus clouds); the characters (Bill, Chuck, Ron, Jim, and Dennis) and the situation (a baseball game).
In only a few lines, the poet is able to convey a lot of information to the reader.
The sentence that uses an introductory comma correctly is option 1) “Wishing she'd just called in sick, Suzy unlocked her filing cabinet and began her daily work.” In this case, the comma is used after the subordinate clause to introduce the main sentence.
Option number 2 is not using an introductory comma, but the comma is separating two ideas.
And in option number 3, the comma is used to list a series of related items (eggs, milk, and bread).
The girl was as fierce as a lion when it came to speaking.