<span>In standing by to carve meat for his father at the table, the young Squire is showing himself to be c. solicitous </span>
The answer is: [C]: phrase fragment .
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The given statement:
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"<span>Holding her books, her purse, and two packages."
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is a: phrase fragment .
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It could be cheeky/satirical
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