Sorry about the other person who didn’t answer your question u should report them the answer is - An attributive tag, also known as a signal phrase, is used to smoothly incorporate source material into an essay. The attributive tag should include the author's name and article title—sometimes the article title may be omitted if it is making the prose too clunky or repetitive.
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A) greatly puzzled
Explanation:
In "The Tall Woman and Her Short Husband," the neighbors feel curious at the devoted couple, and especulate about what could have brought them together: "And the neighbors remained as intrigued as at the start of this ill-assorted, inseparable couple. They went on making plausible conjectures, but could find no confirmation for any of them."