<p>A thick growth of sunflowers standing ten feet tall, their brown heads drooped over the fence with the weight of their seeds
a) standing ten feet tall, their brown heads drooped over
b)standing ten feet tall, their brown heads drooping over
c)standing ten feet tall, and their brown heads drooped over
d) stood ten feet tall, their brown heads drooping over
e) stood ten feet tall, and their brown heads drooping over</p>
<p>The answer is D but can someone please explain why.
Thnx in advance</p>
<p>A thick growth of sunflowers [standing ten feet tall, their brown heads drooped over] the fence with the weight of their seeds.</p>
<p>As written this is a sentence fragment. The main clause “A thick growth of Sunflowers standing ten feet tall” needs a verb!</p>
<p>Choices a, b, c have the same problem: a main clause without a verb.</p>
<p>Choice d and e have a correct main clause. The use of the conjunction “and” in (e) leads to an incomplete subordinate clause: it needs a verb.</p>
<p>d is the answer.</p>