Question

Which paragraph provides the BEST Variety in sentence patterns

Answer 1

The paragraph that provides the best variety in sentence patterns is B. my cousin the one who lives in Japan just sent me a text message she is excited about traveling and mentioned she would like to see various places including New York and the Grand Canyon.

In this paragraph, the use of compound and complex sentences make it more varied than the other options. In the first sentence, the word who introduces a dependent clause within the main clause that is my cousin sent me a text message. The second sentence is a compound sentence since it contains two Verbal phrases, mentioned and would like to see, joined by the connector and.