Question

You continue to read her letter to the editor when you come across the following sentences:

“A person shouldn’t have a cell phone until they’re 18. Children don’t know how to use phones responsibly.”

How can you help her combine these sentences to add variety to her sentence structures?
Question 6 options:

Cell phones; children shouldn't have them until they're 18 because they don't know how to use them responsibly.


Children shouldn't have cell phones until they're 18: children don't know how to use them responsibly.


Because children don't know how to use cell phones responsibly, they shouldn't have them until they're 18.


Although children don't know how to use cell phones responsibly, they shouldn't have them until they're 18.

Answer 1

Correct answer: "Because children don't know how to use cell phones responsibly, they shouldn't have them until they're 18."

Why: This combines the two ideas into one sentence using a dependent clause up front, which varies sentence structure while keeping the meaning clear.
Why the others are weaker: option 1 misuses the semicolon and creates an awkward fragment; option 2 is grammatically possible but repetitive and less smooth; option 4 misuses "although" and creates a confusing concession.