The correct answer is:
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[D]: "<span>The men joke quietly, and smile rather than laugh" .
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4. In 1854, Cyrus West Field conceived the idea of the telegraph cable and secured a charter to lay a well-insulated line across the floor of the Atlantic Ocean. Obtaining the aid of British and American naval ships, he made four unsuccessful attempts, beginning in 1857.
The answer is C. please correct me if i am wrong
It is a compound and u can tell that by the commas