Identify the option containing a sentence fragment. a. she stared out the window. not hearing a word. b. she stared out the window, and she didn't hear a word. c. she stared out the window, not hearing a word. d. she stared out the window. she didn't hear a word.

the author develops a cold, and scared tone. making the reader shudder with fear, and suddenly become cold. i'm guessing that he's writing a scary novel, or maybe about a chilly december night.

the anecdote makes readers feel sorry for the man’s lack of heritage, then reminds readers that the man has an equally valuable heritage.