C. <span>them; direct object because they are the ones being surprised</span>
I believe the answer is D. The reason I said D is because the craziest party is describing have been.
Choice A has an incorrect comma after brown. It should be absent to sound correct. To hear the difference in your head think "brown paper bag" versus "brown....paper bag".
Choice B lacks a comma after sunscreen.
Choice C correctly places commas when saying "not Karmen". This seems to be the correct answer.
Choice D is incorrect, it fail to put a comma after "a star on the swim team".
Choice C is the correct choice.
Answer:
theme
Explanation:
Theme of a novel or other literary work is the main idea - what the writer wants us to understand and remember after we've finished reading it. It is usually something short, and true, which is why in the literary world the theme is also known as short truth.