An exclamatory sentence is a sentence you would be likely to "scream" in the real life: it expressed a great emotion, such as anger or surprise. An exclamatory sentence typically ends with an exclamation mark.
What the excerpt is trying to convey is that, with the current generation we are so preoccupied with own self-interests. We value vanity, self and glory without considering the individuals we face as we walk, as we talk and as we engage. The passage reinstates that individuals have to get back and introspect about not their own gratifications and egotistical desires but the welfare with others, even though it is innate and inevitable that we always point to the ego.
Answer:
D. Some have argued that the ability to communicate is a safety issue; I can assure you that most of the time this is not what is at stake.
Explanation:
A good transitional sentence between two paragraphs should enable logical connection between the ideas conveyed through them.
The first paragraph states the author's support to the "zero tolerance" policy regarding use of the cell phones during school activities.
The second paragraph provides an example of excessive use of cell phones during a school orchestra performance that clearly wasn't an energency use.
So, logical connection would be the one introducing cell phone use a safety, emergency issue.
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