When previewing the following lines from Sonnet 18, how many sentences should readers plan to read fluently? So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.
A. two
B. none
C. four
D. one
That's all one sentence, whether you hear it or read it.
A is not right the right answer
To determine the number of sentences readers should plan to read fluently in the given lines from Sonnet 18, we need to analyze the punctuation and syntax of the lines.
The lines in question from Sonnet 18 are: "So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee."
Based on the punctuation, there are two commas in the lines. Each comma signifies a pause in the sentence and separates different elements within the sentence. Therefore, we can infer that there are two distinct phrases within the lines.
Considering this, readers should plan to read fluently through two sentences in order to comprehend the entire meaning of the lines.
Therefore, the correct answer is A. two.