Question

Read the sentence.

Answer 1

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.

• Semicolons: they are stronger than a comma; we use them to separate two independent clauses or complete sentences. Let's review the example:

- While mindfulness is often considered and adult practice

- It can benefit teens in three ways

Each sentence has a subject and a verb, 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.

• Colons: We use them to introduce a list. Let's review the example:

- It can benefit teens in three ways: lessening the stress of daily life, helping develop empathy, and aiding concentration.

In this example different elements are being listed in order to widen the given information in the sentence.

Answer 2

C- 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.