(1) Bodie wondered why his phone which was always in the same position every day he went to work was moved to the left side of h
is desk. (2) He was always careful to place his phone on the right side of his coffee mug; his pen tray to the left; and his desk calendar to the left of his pen tray. (3) Today, however, his phone was clearly out of place. (4) He moved it back next to his Company coffee cup, but as he did, he accidentally knocked over the mug. (5) That's when he noticed it. (6) The mug was not his either. (7) Sure, it looked like the one the Meldman and Sons gave him to celebrate his five-year anniversary with the company, but the curve of the handle was different. (8) His mug's handle was shaped like a distorted ear—like Mr. Spock's ears from Star Trek—but this one was shaped like a perfect "c." (9) He poked his head up from his cube like a mole to see if he was being watched, and that's when it occurred to him: they thought he was the mole. (10) Over the last few weeks, confidential Meldman and Sons client information had been leaked from there offices. (11) People around the office had suspected it was Blume since many of Blume's client's were cashing in left and right. (12) That also meant that Blume was cashing in, and his buying a brand-new porsche did not help matters any. (13) But the rearranging of Bodie's desk meant that someone thought he was the mole.
(14) Bodie couldn't imagine how they could think him to be the mole? (15) He had been a model employee for five years and had the mug to prove it. (16) Then, he noticed a whirring coming from his area in the distance, he saw a video monitor moving to his direction. (17) Immediately, he shrunk back down into his cube.
What change, if any, should be made to sentence 16?
A.
The words video monitor should be capitalized.
B.
Make no change.
C.
There should be a colon after monitor.
D.
It should be broken into two sentences, with a period after area.
There were many countries testing nuclear weapons on the Pacific Islands. These countries included the U.S. and much of Europe. There was death, sickness, and genetic abnormalities happening to those who were exposed to the radiation. It also caused widespread environmental damage and fallout contamination.
Explanation:
After doing research and studying my notes, this is a version of the paragraph needed to answer this question.
