Problem: (1) Also four others , including Cissell , Machen and Turner , were offered as nominations .
(2) Four others , including Turner , Machen , and Cissell , were also offered nominees .

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

Problem: (1) Small mammals , including bats , are sometimes caught but insects are eaten only very rarely .
(2) Sometimes , small mammals , including bats , are eaten , but very rarely are insects caught .

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

Problem: (1) Several branches of the Castor River , a tributary of the South Nation River , flow through the township .
(2) Multiple branches of the Castor River , a tributary of the South Nation River , flow through the township .

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

Problem: (1) The music was composed by MB Sreenivasan and written texts by K Ayyappa Panicker and Kavalam Narayana Panicker .
(2) The music was composed by MB Sreenivasan and lyrics was written by K Ayyappa Panicker and Kavalam Narayana Panicker .

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