In the second paragraph, the two commas in the last sentence serve which of the following purposes? A. They indicate a hierarchical relationship between the three phrases in the sentence.

B. They create an equivalency between the author’s assertions in the last two clauses and a claim of his opponents in the first clause.

C. They separate three related objections to which the author imagines himself responding.

D. They set off a clause that clarifies an idea introduced in the first clause.

E. They connect the author’s ideas to those of his imagined audience

Read this excerpt from loom and spindle. one of the first strikes of cotton-factory operatives that ever took place in this country was that in lowell, in october, 1836. when it was announced that the wages were to be cut down, great indignation was felt, and it was decided to strike, en masse. this was done. the mills were shut down, and the girls went in procession from their several corporations to the "grove" on chapel hill, and listened to "incendiary" speeches from early labor reformers. what can be inferred about the time period of the excerpt? check all that apply. a. factory workers felt frustrated by the lowering of their wages. b. workers were willing to show their displeasure through strikes. c. early efforts at strikes became chaotic and violent. d. the lowell girls were forbidden to voice objections. e. the lowell strike was followed by other labor strikes.