Which sentence is punctuated correctly? a. don wore braces on both of his legs still, he was an avid runner. b. don wore braces on both of his legs still; he was an avid runner. c. don wore braces on both of his legs; still, he was an avid runner. d. don wore braces on both of his legs: still he was an avid runner.

The right option is C.

"Don wore braces on both of his legs; still, he was an avid runner".

In this sentence, "still" indicates a sort of surprise. It is placed between a semicolon and a comma because it functions as a transition word.

Transition words show the relationship between sentences and help the text to be cohesive. Some examples of transition words are "nevertheless", "however", and "even though" among others.

The trait that does not describe Brutus manipulative.

Brutus and Caesar are the characters who reflect on the relationship between trust and tyranny. Though they both were good friends, Brutus joined the conspiracy against Caesar in order to prevent Rome from the ambitious nature of Caesar in the coming future. He argued that he back-stabbed Caesar in the welfare of Rome and its people. While addressing the crowd after the murder of Caesar, Brutus says that he has killed Caesar because of his growing ambition which would be very harmful to the citizens of Rome. He adds that he would never accept that because of one person the whole of the Roman empire would be trapped in the web of slavery.