This is a Sentence fragment because it isn't complete and does not convey a meaning. It is also not a run on sentence because it isn't just incorrectly connected two independent sentences. Therefore it is a fragment.
The correct answer is a short story.
Your options are tragedy, short story, lyric poem, and expository essay. The answer cannot be tragedy because tragedy relies of dialogues and emotions rather than narration. It cannot be a lyric poem because it is solely about emotions. An expository essay is just telling you how to do something - or how something is achieved.
We are left with a short story - it uses narration to tell us what is going on and it describes people and their experiences.
<span>In borders by thomas king, the mothers refusal to declare either american or canadian citizenship is best explained by her loyalty. She did not declare that she was Canadian just so the guards would allow them to cross the border. Instead, she stayed true and loyal to her native community which is the Blackfeet.</span>
In this sentence the word "but" is a coordinating word.
There are seven coordinated conjuctions which are and, but, for, nor, or, so, and yet. Coordinating conjunctions connect words, phrases, and clauses. They connect sweeping ideas together, creating cohesive, comprehensive ideas. In the case of BUT, it shows contract between the first idea and the second one. In this case the contradictions lies in the fact that the girl wanted to sit in a place where there were no more available sears.