1. There is a national motorway connecting Washim , Kanergaon , Nanded , Amrawati , Hingoli and Akola .
2. There is a national road connecting Washim , Kanergaon , Akola , Amrawati , Hingoli and Nanded .

Select your answer from the options. Are these two sentences paraphrases of each other?
Choices: [i] no; [ii] yes;...I think the answer is
[ii]