Question

millie comes to america
(1) millie was a delightful little girl full of life and dreams. (2) she sees the world through a lens not every young female does. (3) she was exceptionally grateful for everything she had even if it meant she had to experience hard times. (4) difficulty was no stranger to her. (5) she was adopted at the age of five from korea. (6) she arrived in america with one piece of luggage and a shuffling walk due to a clubfoot.
(7) millie never knew her birth parents she was proud and beyond happy to have kevin and judy jilespie as her mom and dad. (8) kevin and judy were in love the first time they laid their eyes on her. (9) they both turned to one another the second they saw her and said she’s ours. (10) after many months of filing paperwork creating a photo scrapbook and visiting korea millie was theirs.
(11) four years passed since millie came to america. (12) it was time for her to have surgery on her clubfoot so she wouldn’t have to strain while walking anymore. (13) millie was nervous. (14) so very nervous. (15) however, her parents and her top - notch doctor repeatedly told her everything would be just fine, and she would soon be ready to walk with more pep in her step.
(16) sure enough, after multiple operations, millie was able to walk like her parents, peers, and friends. (17) she knew it would be a long road to recovery, but she followed her doctor’s demands and did physical therapy regularly. (18) it all paid off in the end. (19) millie was forever grateful for her parents and her doctor (20) she knew these people loved and cherished her, and she wanted let them know.
which is the best way to revise sentence 7?
a millie never knew her birth parents, for she was proud and beyond happy to have kevin and judy jensen as her mom and dad.
b millie never knew her birth parents; she was proud and beyond happy to have kevin and judy jensen as her mom and dad.
c millie never knew her birth parents. happy to have kevin and judy jensen as her mom and dad.
d she was proud and beyond happy to have kevin and judy jensen as her mom and dad.

Explanation:

To revise sentence 7, we need to correct the run - on sentence. Option A uses "for" which implies a causal relationship that isn't appropriate here. Option C has an inconsistent subject (switches from "Millie" to an implied different subject with "Happy..."). Option D loses the information about Millie not knowing her birth parents. Option B uses a semicolon to correctly separate the two independent clauses in the original run - on sentence, maintaining the meaning and correct punctuation.

Answer:

B. Millie never knew her birth parents; she was proud and beyond happy to have Kevin and Judy Jensen as her mom and dad.