In his book "Children of the Drug Wars", Damon Barret evaluates the impact that war has on children and on drugs.
The underlined words and phrases support the author's purpose because they (a) draw attention to the opinion that the United States is not doing enough to help these children. Those words and phrases communicate Barret's view that these children receive a <em>"death sentence"</em> or that the nation has <em>"turned its back"</em> on them.
<span>A simple sentence (called an independent clause), includes a verb and noun.
Example: The boy fell (verb: fell, noun: boy)
Example: In the tub, the boy fell on his bottom. (verb: fell, noun: boy)
Example: The dog barked.
Example The dog barked at the cat last night.
Example: This question is odd.
Compound sentences include two independent clauses but doesn't require a dependent clause, and the independent clauses are connected using a conjunction (but), or punctuation like a semi colon (;) or comma (,).
Example: My friend invited me to the game but my parents didn't let me go. (2 clauses: invited to a game, parents didn't let him go. Conjunction: "but")
Example: I have to stay up all night to finish this, my meeting is first thing in the morning. (2 clauses: stay up all night, meeting in the morning. Punctuation is a comma).</span>
The inference that can be deduced from the sixth paragraph is that it explains the complexity of the problems facing boys.
<h3>What is an inference?</h3>
An inference simply means the conclusion that can be deduced as a result of the evidence given.
In the story, the sixth paragraph contributes to the reasoning of the author’s argument primarily by explaining the complexity of the problems facing boys.
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