this is how i would write it:
volunteering can make a huge difference in a town.
mayor lin said, “parks are clean due to volunteers”
overall, community service strengthens a city.
I believe that the answer is C. This is most likely the best option because it also adds a subject. B does add a better description but putting "While I" in answer C shows who is listening to the sentence
If this is an excerpt from a story, I wouldn’t be of much help. But from a layman's perspective, it seems like the character is attempting to please the failed humorist or he or she would have been frank. This in turn may have triggered a chain reaction, prompting the humorist to continue with his jokes which would have further affected the character. He or she is also giving the former a false sense of happiness and appreciation.
This passage may not affect the whole story in a remarkably discernible manner, but it definitely proves the character's penchant for politeness. And that may be be a deciding factor in his or her further decisions that ultimately define the plot of the story.
Megadiverse country i wud say Austrailia
