Problem: (1) El Elk Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District and is part of the 3rd State Legislative District of New Jersey .
(2) Elk Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey 's 3rd state legislative district .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) In modern times , it is mainly a competitive sport and recreational activity .
(2) In modern times it is mainly a recreational sport and sporting activity .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: no

Problem: (1) Greenberg was born in 1930 in Montreal , Quebec , and has three brothers , Harvey , Sydney and Ian .
(2) Greenberg was born in Montreal , Quebec , in 1930 and has three brothers , Ian , Sydney , and Harvey .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A: yes

Problem: (1) The role of corpus callosum in the epilepsy is the interhemispheric transmission of epileptiform discharges .
(2) The role of corpus callosum in the epilepsy is the epileptiform transmission of interhemispheric discharges .

Do (1) and (2) mean the same thing?
A:
no