Answer:
The correct answer is option D. While mindfulness is often considered an adult practice; it can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding in concentration.
Explanation:
In this example we are working with some punctuation rules.
It is important to know when to use semicolons and colons.
- <em><u>Semicolons:</u></em> they are stronger than a <em>comma;</em> we use them to separate two independent clauses or complete sentences. Let's review the example:
<em>- While mindfulness is often considered and adult practice</em>
<em>- It can benefit teens in three ways</em>
Each sentence has a <u>subject and a verb,</u> but when we put it together we form a compound sentence. In order to avoid comma splices we should use a semicolon between both sentences.
- <em><u>Colons:</u></em> We use them to introduce a list. Let's review the example:
<em>- It can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding concentration.</em>
In this example different elements are being listed in order to widen the given information in the sentence.