Which answer choice most clearly combines and connects the ideas expressed in these two short sentences?Disrespectful behavior causes anger and fighting. Eliminating disrespectful behavior would create a pleasant environment.

Choice B connects the ideas with “so”: disrespectful behavior causes anger and fighting, and eliminating that behavior would create a pleasant environment. The word “it” clearly refers to disrespectful behavior. Choice A mistakenly suggests that anger and fighting must also be eliminated, while choice C changes the meaning by claiming disrespect is the only condition that can prevent a pleasant environment.

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