Question

What is the effect of this compound-complex sentence in the essay?
The humorous story is told gravely; the teller does his best to conceal the fact that he even dimly suspects that there is anything funny about it; but the teller of the comic story tells you beforehand that it is one of the funniest things he has ever heard, then tells it with eager delight, and is the first person to laugh when he gets through.
It creates suspense and anticipation.
It incorporates sensory details.
It makes the description fluent yet stirring.
It presents multiple details in relation to each other.

Answer 1

Which one can you take out?

Answer 2

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