D. replace a semicolon
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Laurie was misbehaving at home. Jackson learned that there was in fact no Charles and that Laurie had been the one pulling the pranks that he blamed on "Charles"
The white people were disappointed in him and the black applauded his statement
It's Our World, Too! is a book written by Phillip Hoose to prompt an emotion in the reader about the issue. Thus, option A is correct.
<h3>What is a purpose?</h3>
A purpose is a reason that gives the objective for the writing of the content and motivates the writer to write about the specific issue and the subject matter.
In the excerpt, the author wanted to encourage the reader to do something about the issue and prompts their emotions that were raised due to the swearing by the fans at the Mexican players.
Therefore, option A. to prompt an emotion is the correct option.
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