Question

Read this excerpt from "Famine Is a Feminist Issue." That's why empowering women is now one of the main solutions for feeding the world. Globally, most countries have achieved a birth rate at replacement levels, about two children per woman. But in sub-Saharan Africa, the [birth] rate is 5.6 children per woman, largely because girls are not aware of reproductive choices and drop out of school at a young age and have kids. [Birth] rates are highest in countries where women don't have access to birth control or maternal and child health care. Babies often die before they turn five years old, and mothers overcompensate in family planning in hopes that at least a few kids will survive to adulthood. Unless the status of women changes in sub-Saharan Africa, we're going to have a lot more than one billion hungry by midcentury. Which sentence from the paragraph uses a cause-and-effect structure?

Answer 1

D). "Unless the status of women changes in sub-Saharan Africa, we're going to have a lot more than one billion hungry by midcentury."

Step-by-step explanation:

As per the question, option D displays the sentence from the excerpt that involves a cause-and-effect structure as it begins with the description of a cause or reason that 'Unless the status of women changes in sub-Saharan Africa' it would lead to the various unexpected and severe effects or consequences like 'having a lot more than one billion hungry by midcentury'. Such a structure assists the author in explaining how 'the famine is a feminist issue' and assists the author to persuade the audience to accept and believe in his claim. Thus, option D is the correct answer.