In the following excerpt, what is "and she responded"? and she responded: "i am vexed not to have a jewel, not one stone, nothing to adorn myself with." a. a quotation b. parallel structure c. a signal phrase d. a dependent clause

C. A signal phrase

Explanation:

In this passage, the phrase "and she responded" can be considered an example of a signal phrase. A signal phrase is a phrase that leads into a quotation or statistic. These usually present the author's name, the reason for using the quote, or the context for the quotation. Signal phrases allow the reader to anticipate what he is about to read.

no its not a run on sentence however i think you meant wet suits not sours also a run on sentence would be like surfers surf all winter long in southern california by using wet sours to keep them warm and the live their all year long  

1# the answer is c

2#the answer is a