Read the passage from sophie’s paper on response to erik of sweden. although queen elizabeth is polite, she also seems a bit annoyed. for example, she says, "it seems strange for your serene highness to write that you understand from your brother and your ambassadors that we have entirely determined not to marry an absent husband; and that we shall give you no certain reply until we shall have seen your person." by including the quote, sophie is clarifying the overall purpose of the text. adopting a second-person point of view. adding implicit information to her conclusion. using textual evidence to support her inference.

Using textual evidence to support her inference.

Explanation:

Textual evidence is gathered from the texts or authentic sources and employed with a purpose to support an argument or thesis. This evidence includes quotations, paraphrases or descriptions from the text which are usually a result of the depth analysis of the text. Sophie's paper in response to Erik of Sweden is employing textual evidence to back her central claim and clarify the idea and purpose of her essay. It enhances the credibility of the author's work that further leads to the improve the authenticity of the work. Thus, Sophie's by including the quote, uses textual evidences to substantiate her point as given in option D.