Which sentence uses correct punctuation?

a. the baseball player hit the ball; and the crowd cheered.

b. the baseball player hit the ball and, the crowd cheered.

c. the baseball player hit the ball, and the crowd cheered.

 C. The baseball player hit the ball, and the crowd cheered.

Explanation: When we have a sentence with two independent clauses (phrases that have complete meaning on their own) we can join them in two ways: using a comma followed by a conjunction ( "The baseball player hit the ball, and the crowd cheered"), or with a semicolon and no conjunction ( "The baseball player hit the ball; the crowd cheered"), so, fro the given options, the correct answer is option C.

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the correct answer is b. in order to explain a point clearly in an essay, it is always better to include a clear example of your ideas. including an scenario in which a family is affected by consumerism will support your argument as well as supporting details, such as quotations from experts and statistics. option a could be correct, but statistics and quotations are supporting ideas rather than clear explanations. choices c and d are simply inadequate. they do not add information about the effects of consumerism, rather they are strategies for engaging the reader