Jack. My dear Algy, you talk exactly as if you were a dentist. It is very vulgar to talk like a dentist when one isn't a dentist. It produces a false impression. This excerpt best illustrates which feature of a comedy of manners?

witty wordplay

a commentary on marriage

a comparison of country and city life

concern with appearance over morality

In "The Importance of Being Earnest", by Oscar Wilde, the feature of the comedy of manners that this excerpt best illustrates is witty wordplay. The comedy of manners was very common in Great Britain during the Restoration period. It reflects the manners of the upper classes and satirizes them. The heroes and heroines are well-dressed and use witty wordplays.