The answer is A. B is correct, C is a comma splice, and D is correct
Desdemona lies asleep in bed, and Othello enters, dreadfully calm and sure in what he must do. Desdemona wakens and calls him to bed, but he tells her to pray at once, repenting anything she needs to repent, and he will wait while she prays because he does not want to kill her soul. Suddenly, Desdemona realizes that Othello intends to kill her. She is afraid, although she knows she is not guilty. Knowing that she cannot convince him of her fidelity, Desdemona weeps and begs him to banish her rather than kill her, or let her live just a little more, but he stifles her, presumably with a pillow.
behave in a way so as to belittle or degrade....
Yes, it does.
The phrase is "Looked terrible"
Participles are verbs that work as adjectives
and Participle phrases are sentences that contain a participle and another word
Hope that helps :)
I believe the answer is d