(14) National news agencies are always on hand. (15) They take pictures and interview the people who participate in this stage event.

1. How should sentences 14 and 15 be combined?
A. National news agencies are always on hand because they interview the people who participate in this strange event.
B. National news agencies are always on hand to take pictures, so they interview the people who participate in this strange event.
C. National news agencies are always on hand if they take pictures and interview the people who participate in this strange event.
D. National news agencies are always on hand to take pictures and interview the people who participate in this strange event.
Is it D?

Yes.