Question

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 have ended. are continuous. can be stopped. come and go.

Answer 1

B- to continuous

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Answer 2

The correct answer is B) are continuous

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The excerpt belongs to Children of the Drug Wars, by Sonia Nazario, who is an American Journalist.

The correct answer is letter B, since the root causes of the problem are things that are happening now. On the other hand, it is also something continuous since there's a series of actions in progress: the violence in Honduras and the demand of drugs in the US, two causes that don't seem very close or related but one is supported by the other one.