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What is the purpose of the tag in HTML?

To embed a video. To define a paragraph of text. To define a list. To create a hyperlink.

Correct Answer:

To define a paragraph of text.

Explanation:

Using a

tag creates a paragraph of text in HTML. It marks a block of content as a paragraph, which gives it the typical paragraph spacing in browsers and makes it easy to style with CSS. You wrap sentences inside

…

to separate different blocks of text. This tag is specifically for text paragraphs, not for embedding video, creating lists, or making hyperlinks (those use

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