Select the sentence that is complete and properly punctuated. A. In inner-city ghettos and war-torn areas of the world, many
children live in the midst of chaos and violence as a result of their harsh living conditions, these children may suffer severe anxieties. B. In inner-city ghettos and war-torn areas of the world, many children live in the midst of chaos and violence, as a result of their harsh living conditions; these children may suffer severe anxieties. C. In inner-city ghettos and war-torn areas of the world, many children live in the midst of chaos and violence, as a result of their harsh living conditions, these children may suffer severe anxieties. D. In inner-city ghettos and war-torn areas of the world, many children live in the midst of chaos and violence; as a result of their harsh living conditions, these children may suffer severe anxieties.
D - In inner-city ghettos and warn-torn areans of the world, many children live in the midst of chaos and violence; as a result of their harsh living conditions, these childrend may suffer severe anxieties.
Explanation:
The semicolon (;) is used to join the two ideas in the then sentence - children live in chaos and they have severe anxieties.
The sentence that is complete and properly punctuated is sentence D.
Explanation:
The sentence above illustrates the correct use of the semicolon. You should use a semicolon between two independent clauses linked by a transitional expression. An independent clause is a sentence that represents a complete thought and therefore can stand alone as a sentence (see 1 and 2).
In D, the transitional expression is "as a result". Then, a comma follows this phrase as it functions as the introduction to the rest of the second clause (2).
1) Many children live in the midst of chaos and violence
