Which sentence states the author's claim?
"Right now, there are no sidewalks on Shaker Road, the
street that the local elementary school is on."
"Building sidewalks will keep the students from walking
along the side of the road."
"Since many neighborhoods are in walking distance of
the school, it makes sense to put in pathways."
O "To keep kids safe walking to and from the school, the
town needs to build more sidewalks."

"To keep kids safe walking to and from the school, the

town needs to build more sidewalks."

Explanation:

The author is claiming that building sidewalks will keep the students from walking along side the road.

The first one is not a claim but a statement, the third one is not a but rather an opinion because of the use of the saying "it makes sense".

The second one is not a claim but rather reasoning.

b.science

explanation:

innocence can be defined as the lack of sin, relating it with the lack of guilt, also it can be a synonime of naivety. most people agree that sins are made out of experiences, intentionally or not, as well as you stop being naive once certain things happen to you throughout your life. so, with this explained, the chosen answers are:

when the boy saw the effects of war, he no longer viewed life as innocent.

the loss of innocence is a result of gaining experience and making mistakes.

one way to define innocence is as a lack of worldly experience or sophistication.