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.
Which statement best describes how the author uses
grammar as an element of style in this passage?
O The author includes sentence fragments.
O The author includes run-on sentences.
O The author observes strict, formal structural
conventions.
O The author uses punctuation to express unfinished
thoughts.