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 <em>who</em> introduces a dependent clause within the main clause that is <em>my cousin sent me a text message.</em> The second sentence is a compound sentence since it contains two Verbal phrases, <em>mentioned and would like to see</em>, joined by the connector <em>and. </em>
The two parts of the passage are punctuated correctly are as follows: "If the driving age is raised to 21, what will happen to all the afternoon jobs, the afternoon sports, and the afternoon programs that require some sort of transportation?" and "Like anybody who is inexperienced, the teenage driver must suffer through a legitimate period of self-doubt and skills acquisition."
