Read the passage.How long can this possibly take? Jessie had a new appreciation for why they called this the waiting room. Time. Just. Dragged. On. As if it had halted altogether. She couldn’t wait to meet her new baby sister; finally, another girl in a house full of boys! Her excitement was matched only by her impatience, which was as worn out as the old teddy bear she clutched while waiting for its new owner.
Answer
A
The author includes sentence fragments.
B
The author includes run-on sentences.
C
The author observes strict, formal structural conventions.
D
The author uses punctuation to express unfinished thoughts.
Explanation
The passage uses sentence fragments for emphasis: “Time. Just. Dragged. On.” These short, incomplete sentences make the wait feel slow and drawn out. The passage does not use run-on sentences or punctuation such as an ellipsis to show unfinished thoughts, so the best choice is that the author includes sentence fragments.
AI-written and checked against the verified answer.