Question

In the second paragraph, the two commas in the last sentence serve which of the following purposes?

Answer 1

Answer:

C

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Answer C

Explanation:

Correct. The author uses the two commas to separate three comments, introduced by “But you will tell me,” that his audience could make to counter his earlier argument about nineteenth-century artists’ relationship to their surroundings. By using commas this way, the author is able to quickly identify and distinguish among three related claims within a potential counterargument to his own views. Doing so allows him to begin refuting this counterargument in the next paragraph.