Question

This question has two parts. Answer Part A, and then answer Part B.
Part A

Read the sentence from the draft article Every Day Counts: Why Attendance Matters.

Regular attendance builds strong learning habits [ ______ ] these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.

Which option BEST completes the sentence with correct punctuation?

: these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.

, these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.

— these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.

(these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success)
Part B

In When Attendance Pressure Goes Too Far, why does the author include a pie chart showing that illness, mental health, and family obligations are common reasons students miss school?

To prove that attendance rules are unfair to students who prefer learning at home

To argue that students exaggerate their reasons for missing school

To show that most absences are caused by reasons beyond students’ control

To compare attendance rates between middle school and high school students

Answer 1

Part A: : these habits often carry over into later academic and personal success.
(Use a colon to introduce the explanatory clause.)

Part B: To show that most absences are caused by reasons beyond students’ control.