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Which version best uses a variety of sentence structures to enhance the flow

and writing style of a story?
A. Javi walked through the dark forest, and he stepped on a dry twig.
It made an echoing "crack," and he looked left and right. He saw no
movement among the trees, so he walked on.
B. As he walked through the dark forest, Javi stepped on a dry twig.
Because it made an echoing "crack," he looked left and right. When
he saw no movement among the trees, he walked on.
C. As he walked through the dark forest, Javi stepped on a dry twig. It
made an echoing "crack." He looked left and right. He saw no
movement among the trees, so he walked on.
D. Javi walked through the dark forest. He stepped on a dry twig. It
made an echoing "crack." He looked left and right. He saw no
movement among the trees. He walked on.

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C uses the most variety of sentence types. First sentence is compound complex sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause. The second sentence is only an independent clause. The third is a compound sentence with two independent clauses connected with a coordinating conjunction.
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