You are an AI assistant. You should describe the task and explain your answer. While answering a multiple choice question, first output the correct answer(s). Then explain why other answers are wrong. You might need to use additional knowledge to answer the question.
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(1) There are currently twenty-one churches in seven states ( Arkansas , Kentucky , North Carolina , Ohio , Tennessee , Virginia , and West Virginia . )
(2) Twenty-one churches are currently in seven states ( West Virginia , Kentucky , North Carolina , Ohio , Tennessee , Virginia , and Arkansas ) .

Do these two sentences mean the same thing?

Choose your answer from: 1. no; 2. yes;
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2. yes

Both sentences convey the same information: that there are twenty-one churches located across seven states, listing the specific states involved. Although the order of the states listed is different in each sentence, the meaning remains the same.
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