The following sentences form a paragraph. For each pair, select the answer with more sentence variety. Which answer choice has sentence variety?
A) Michelle's brother Craig was a basketball star. He earned As almost effortlessly. She studied hard. She struggled to overcome her discomfort with test-taking. Craig won a scholarship to Princeton University. Michelle decided to apply there as well.
B) Michelle's brother Craig was a basketball star who earned As almost effortlessly whereas she studied hard and struggled to overcome her discomfort with test-taking. After Craig won a scholarship to Princeton University, Michelle decided to apply there as well.

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Choice B has more sentence variety as it combines some of the sentences with a dependent clause and uses transitional phrases such as "after" to link ideas. It also has a parallel structure with the use of "she" at the beginning of both sentences.

The Following Sentences Form a Paragraph