The osprey was so upset with us that she threatened us. Swooping toward us repeatedly. What is wrong with the sentences above? A. "Swooping toward us repeatedly" is a sentence fragment. B. "The osprey was so upset with us that she threatened us" is a sentence fragment. C. "Swooping toward us repeatedly" is a run-on sentence. D. "The osprey was so upset with us that she threatened us" is a run-on sentence.

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Camille Singleton

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16 August, 21:50

The osprey was so upset with us that she threatened us. Swooping toward us repeatedly. What is wrong with the sentences above? A. "Swooping toward us repeatedly" is a sentence fragment. B. "The osprey was so upset with us that she threatened us" is a sentence fragment. C. "Swooping toward us repeatedly" is a run-on sentence. D. "The osprey was so upset with us that she threatened us" is a run-on sentence.

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Answer: A

Explanation: The answer is A because the sentence is saying the osprey was threatening you but then it says swooping, this is a fragment. To not make it a fragment, you need to add a comma to the first sentence to complete it and to be a grammatically correct sentence.