[1] cory tried out for his school play, rumors, by neil simon. [2] cory got the part of "ken." [3] cory attended rehearsal every day after school, and he practiced his lines every night. [4] cory was fantastic on opening night. [5] cory made the audience laugh! why does this paragraph lack sentence variety? each sentence begins with the subject. each sentence begins with a dependent clause. each sentence begins with a prepositional phrase. each sentence begins with the predicate.