Question

read the passage.
my mother has always said, \the sense of smell conjures the most vivid memories.\ my strongest sensory experiences come with memories of summers with my grandparents. the smell of tomato plants after the rain. mint leaves crushed between my teeth. fresh-picked strawberries over homemade, silky-smooth vanilla ice cream. sweet summer corn drizzled with melted butter and fragrant garlic.
which statement best describes the use of grammar as an element of style in this passage?
○ the author uses several run-on sentences.
○ the author uses a direct quotation.
○ the author uses several sentence fragments.
○ the author uses parallel sentence structure.

Explanation:

The passage contains phrases like "The smell of tomato plants after the rain." and "Mint leaves crushed between my teeth." which lack a predicate, making them sentence fragments. A direct quotation is present but it is not a grammar/style element focused on sentence structure. There are no run-on sentences, and the fragments do not follow a parallel sentence structure.

Answer:

C. The author uses several sentence fragments.