Sentence 1: Ben and his family invited a lot of family over for Christmas. 
 Sentence 3: The family sat down at the table to eat and began to talk politics 
 Sentence 4:  Ben's uncle became very angry at his wife's brother over a disagreement 
 Sentence 5:  The tension became so great that the whole night was ruined 
 Option 1: They were so happy to see each other. 
 Option 2: When they all arrived, everyone was very happy.