Which statement best explains the author’s purpose for this selection? Gutenberg’s press changed old ways of making books and affected bookmaking for more than 500 years.
Gutenberg based his idea for a printing press on the ancient art of wood block printing.
The success of Gutenberg’s press changed poor literacy rates throughout Europe in 1400.
Gutenberg combined a number of existing ideas to create an invention that made books.

i think there should be answer choices

you didn't provide the passage.

explanation:

seeing as this is your first question on i can see why you may have not known that you need to provide the passage.

without the passage, or even the name of the passage, we can not read the passage, therefore we can not determine when or how the pacing effects the tone.

however, you can either repost this question (providing the passage this time)

or you can comment below what the passage is, and i'll you to the best of my ability!

to make more meth, buy some

to make orange chicken put orange paint on chicken

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