The groomer had to get 3 big red ribbons out of the dog's matted fur
D - The cake is burned; and so we'll have to bake another one.
When using a semi-colon to combine two independent clauses (in a compound sentence), you much also use a coordinating conjuction. Option D is the only one with the coordinating conjunction (and).
The correct answer is A. To provide recommendations for communities for an upcoming hurricane season.
Explanation
The prompt of a text determines its primary purpose because it tells the writer what is the topic and the focus of the text he/she will write. In this prompt, the topic is the hurricane season "Using this data write a report... about the upcoming hurricane season". Additionally, the focus of the text is to give the community recommendations for this event "Your report should make recommendations about how to get ready for the upcoming hurricane season". According to this, the purpose of this prompt based on the topic and focus is A. To provide recommendations for communities for an upcoming hurricane season.
Answer:
syntax and diction that are appropriate to the topic and audience
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