Question

Read the passage.

The room exploded in laughter, filling Sanjay with a sense of pride. He was responsible for those laughs. It was a gift. A gift he’d had since childhood. As a young child, Sanjay had recognized his unique ability to brighten a room with his humor; as he got older, he honed his ability to sense when his peers needed a bit of healing laughter. It was a game to him: How many smiles can I produce today?

Which best describes the use of syntax in this passage?

The author uses varied sentence structures.
The author includes parallel sentence structures.
The author uses mostly short and choppy sentences.
The author primarily uses compound sentences.

Answer 1

The author uses varied sentence structures.

Explanation: The passage mixes short sentences and fragments with longer, complex/compound sentences (including a parallel construction in the clause beginning "As a young child...; as he got older..."), showing variety rather than mostly short or primarily compound sentences.