Read this excerpt from F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby:

"About half way between West Egg and New York the motor road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile, so as to shrink away from a cerain desolate area of land." Where does the story most likely take place?

A.
a borough of New York City

B.
a rural area that's still accessible to New York

C.
in rural upstate New York

D.
in New York City

B.  a rural area that's still accessible to New York

Explanation:

A rural area because of a "desolate area of land". It would still be accessible because a "road hastily joins the railroad and runs beside it for a quarter of a mile".

the answer is a

mark branliest

explanation:

the answer to your question is the introduction, because the main text is the body paragraphs, and the table of contents is used to locate paragraphs, and the conclusion is where you wrap up all your thoughts in the end.

answer: do

the 'italicized phrase' is a noun clause that is used as a direct object.