"Are you ready to go, Melissa?" Mrs. Lewis asked.

2"I just have to get my hat and glove," Melissa replied.

3"If we don’t leave now, you will be late for your game."

4"Okay, I’m going."

Which sentence varies the sentence pattern?

sentence 1
sentence 2
sentence 3
sentence 4

1 answer

Sentence 2 ("I just have to get my hat and glove,” Melissa replied.) varies the sentence pattern.

The other sentences primarily follow a question, command, or exclamatory structure, while sentence 2 is a simple declarative statement.