I believe that it is the last one: Physical punishment is cruel and inhuman.
In the story the odyssey if that's what you are talking about then the sign was the two eagles dropping down on the congregation(group of people) fighting with their sharp talons ripping each other apart and its impending doom for them.
(delete the comment below your question i put it there because i thought i wasn't going to be able to comment the answer because 2 people were answering)
Answer:
A)A word used to connect independent clauses.
Because An independent marker word is a connecting word used at the beginning of an independent clause. These words can always begin a sentence that can stand alone. When the second independent clause in a sentence has an independent marker word, a semicolon is needed before the independent marker word.
Possible answer: Sentence 4