Explain the use of commas in the following sentence: Then he stood, as he had seen Nicolas stand, behind the serving area...
- They are used to surround information that has been inserted into a sentence.
- They are used to act as a period at the end of a line of dialogue.
- They are used to follow a greeting in a friendly letter.
- They are used to separate items in a list.
I

third person

explanation:

note the usage of names and pronouns, "james" & "the old man". this alone can confirm it as third person, as first person uses "i" and the like, while second person uses "you" and the like.

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