Instructions: The following sentences form a paragraph. For each set of choices, select the letter of the answer in which conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs are used correctly and punctuation is correct. Which sentence is correct?
A) The cook steamed everything in a big pot, and he seasoned the mixture with soy sauce.
B) The cook steamed everything in a big pot so he seasoned the mixture with soy sauce.
C) The cook steamed everything in a big pot, yet he seasoned the mixture with soy sauce.

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Option A correctly uses the coordinating conjunction "and" to connect two independent clauses, creating a compound sentence. The comma before "and" is also correctly placed to separate the two independent clauses. Option B incorrectly uses the subordinating conjunction "so" to connect two independent clauses, creating a comma splice. Option C incorrectly uses the conjunctive adverb "yet" to connect two independent clauses without the necessary comma before it, creating a run-on sentence. The conjunction "and" correctly joins two independent clauses, and the comma before the conjunction is the appropriate punctuation to separate them. Both clauses could stand alone as separate sentences, but they are more closely related and flow better together as one paragraph.

Instructions: the Following Sentences Form a Paragraph