1. There was only one scholarship however , and Li published two or three more articles as Qian , so Qian was preferred .
2. However , there was only one scholarship awardee and Li published two or three more articles than Qian , so Qian was preferred .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Options: 1. no 2. yes...I think the answer is
2.