Question

an oral surgeon, flash forward a few years later, and dr. velasquez moved to scottsdale to start a new practice. thats when a young family with a dog named stella moved in, and my quiet mornings on the balcony ended.
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when this first began, her owner seemed mortified and tried to soothe her. he then tried to chide her. furthermore, nothing seemed to take, and she simply barked for the entire duration of the time i sat on my balcony some fifty feet above her backyard.
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wanting to maintain good relations with my neighbors but also wanting to continue my morning coffee ritual, i tried to think of solutions. it wasnt until i was out jogging with my teal new headphones that the idea hit me.
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at present, my morning coffee is still at sunrise, and it is still on my balcony. stella still barks incessantly in high-pitched squeals. now, though, i have soothing classical music playing in my headphones, allowing me to continue to begin my day in tranquility. *
if the writer were to delete the underlined phrase (adjusting the punctuation as needed), the sentence would primarily lose:
select one answer
a a detail about the constraints the narrator must work within.
b information emphasizing the narrators growing discontent.
c a detail emphasizing how much the narrator enjoys coffee.
d information suggesting that the narrators neighbors are also upset.

Explanation:

The underlined phrase connects the narrator's need to be neighborly to their desire to keep their morning coffee routine. Removing it would eliminate the link between the two motivations, and the core of the phrase is the narrator's wish to continue their valued coffee ritual, so the sentence would lose emphasis on how much the narrator enjoys coffee.

Answer:

C. a detail emphasizing how much the narrator enjoys coffee.