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 sentences are correct?
A) It follows exactly the river s path, or the river bends and twists its way into the city. A straight trip on city streets would be two miles shorter.
B) Because it follows exactly the river s path, the river bends and twists its way into the city. A straight trip on city streets would be two miles shorter.
C) It follows exactly the river s path, and the river bends and twists its way into the city. A straight trip on city streets would be two miles shorter.

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Option C uses the conjunction "and" to show the relationship between the two independent clauses, and a comma is correctly placed before the conjunction. Option A uses "or" in a way that is unclear and does not properly connect the two clauses. Option B uses "because" as a subordinating conjunction, but it does not correctly connect the two clauses and there is no comma before "because." Choice A is incorrect because it lacks a conjunction or a conjunctive adverb to join the two independent clauses. The comma is also incorrect as it creates a comma splice. 
Choice B is incorrect because the conjunction "because" implies that the second clause is a dependent clause, which it is not. The comma is also incorrect as it creates a comma splice. 
Choice C is correct because the conjunction "and" joins the two independent clauses properly. The comma is also correct as it separates the two independent clauses.

Instructions: the Following Sentences Form a Paragraph