The following sentences form a paragraph. For each set of choices, select the answer in which conjunctions or conjunctive adverbs are used correctly and that is punctuated correctly. Which sentence is correct?
A) None of the right ingredients was available therefore he told his cook to buy anything that looked interesting.
B) None of the right ingredients was available because he told his cook to buy anything that looked interesting.
C) Because none of the right ingredients was available, he told his cook to buy anything that looked interesting.

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The correct use of a conjunction or conjunctive adverb is to connect two independent clauses. In this case, the first clause is "Because none of the right ingredients was available" and the second clause is "he told his cook to buy anything that looked interesting." The comma after "available" is necessary to separate the two clauses. Options A and B are incorrect because "therefore" and "because" are used to connect an independent clause and a dependent clause, and they are not punctuated correctly.

The Following Sentences Form a Paragraph