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.

i'd say the answer is nuisance. i hope i .