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QuizMultiple Choice

Comparing Genres: Biography and Editorial

Question 12 • LISD English II A

Read the excerpt from "Children of the Drug Wars.”To permanently stem this flow of children, we must address the complex root causes of violence in Honduras, as well as the demand for illegal drugs in the United States that is fueling that violence.The purpose of the underlined phrase in the excerpt is to show that the consequences of violence in Honduras and drug demand in the US

Answer
A
have ended.
B
are continuous.
C
can be stopped.
D
come and go.

Explanation

The word “permanently” means for good, and “stem” means to stop or slow something. The phrase suggests that addressing violence in Honduras and U.S. demand for illegal drugs could stop the continuing flow of children. So the consequences can be stopped, not that they have already ended or come and go.

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