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) When a Chinese official visited this country late in the nineteenth century, his American hosts asked him to cook a Chinese meal.
B) A Chinese official visited this country late in the nineteenth century, when his American hosts asked him to cook a Chinese meal.
C) A Chinese official visited this country late in the nineteenth century, consequently, his American hosts asked him to cook a Chinese meal.

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In this sentence, the conjunction "when" is used correctly to indicate a cause-and-effect relationship between the visit of the Chinese official and the request for him to cook a meal. There is also correct punctuation with a comma before and after "late in the nineteenth century" to set off this additional information. The conjunctive adverb "consequently" does not make sense in this context and would not be grammatically correct to use here. The conjunction "when" is used correctly to show the sequence of events, and there is no need for a conjunctive adverb or additional conjunction. The punctuation is also correct, with a comma separating the dependent clause "When a Chinese official visited this country late in the nineteenth century" from the independent clause "his American hosts asked him to cook a Chinese meal." Choice B is incorrect because "when" should come before the dependent clause to show the relationship between the two events. Choice C is incorrect because "consequently" does not appropriately connect the two ideas, and a comma would not be used before it.

Instructions: the Following Sentences Form a Paragraph