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Which three sentences in this excerpt from arthur conan doyle's "the contest" suggest that the author's tone is mocking?

Which sentence has a correctly placed participial phrase? a. we read about a pizza on the menu covered in pepperoni. b. covered in pepperoni, we read about a pizza on the menu. c. we, covered in pepperoni, read about a pizza on the menu. d. we read about a pizza covered in pepperoni on the menu.

Based on this excerpt the authors are most likely to attempt to answer which question