This plunged Adams into a <u>foreign crisis</u> that lasted for the duration of his administration.
Explanation:
At first, Adams tried diplomacy by sending three commissioners to Paris to negotiate a settlement. However, Prime Minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand of France insulted the American diplomats by first refusing to officially receive them.
If only half arrives then the orchestra wouldnt be correct. For a sentence fragment, if you have half of a correct sentence and the other is incorrect... it doesnt work.
