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Which sentence does NOT belong in the paragraph?


Matt hates peaches. (1)When his sister bought him a peach-flavored drink, he threw it away. (2)In fact, he wouldn’t eat a peach if it were the only food available to him. (3)He was in that situation once before. (4)Matt vows he will never eat a peach again.

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juliayaro

I'm not very sure, but I am guessing Sentence 3. If you read the paragraph without Sentence 3, it sounds correct.

michell96

The correct answer is 3 He was in that situation once before

Explanation:

In writing, a paragraph refers to a set of sentences that developed or explain one main idea or point which is called the topic sentence and is usually the first sentence. This implies, in a paragraph only sentences related to the main point or idea should be included rather than sentences to other topics or sentences that do not explain or develop the main point. In the case of the paragraph presented in this almost all sentence relate to the topic sentence "Matt hates peaches"; however, in the case of the sentence 3 "He was in that situation once before" this sentence does not explain the reasons or the way Matt hates peaches but only provides a detail of sentence 2 and therefore this sentence is not necessary or does not belong to the paragraph.

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