D. "It gives readers a concrete picture of the quality of the silence." My bad i placed my answer in the wrong place at first.
Answer: Distracted driving,
Explanation:
The correct answer is<span> when connecting related but independent clauses of a sentence
The semi colon is used to connect similar ideas that are independently placed in sentences. If you connect them with a semi colon, you don't have to use conjunctions. </span>