Detailed Instructions: In this task, you're given the title of a five-sentence story, the first four sentences, and two options for the fifth sentence as a and b. Your job is to pick the sentence option that seamlessly connects with the rest of the story, indicating your choice as 'a' or 'b'. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes more sense.
Q: Title: Pedantic People. Sentence 1: William loved reading and writing. Sentence 2: He joined a local book club. Sentence 3: At the first meeting a pedantic member criticized his grammar. Sentence 4: William quit the book club. Choices: a. Laby regretted having won the award. b. William carried on with his reading and writing independently.
A:
b