Four jumbled up sentences, related to a topic, are given below. Three of them can be put together to form a coherent paragraph. Identify the odd one out.
1. An esparto grass (Lygeum spartum) is found in the steppes of La Mancha and the southeast; the esparto products of Spain, however, come from an associated alfa grass (Stipa tenacissima).
2. Brown forest soils are restricted to humid Galicia and Cantabria.
3. The mountains of the northern Meseta and the Iberian and Baetic cordilleras carry deciduous Portuguese oak; those of the central Pyrenees, the Iberian ranges and the Central Sierras have diverse pine species.
4. Northern Spain has heath and deciduous woodland (oak, beech).
1. An esparto grass (Lygeum spartum) is found in the steppes of La Mancha and the southeast; the esparto products of Spain, however, come from an associated alfa grass (Stipa tenacissima).
2. Brown forest soils are restricted to humid Galicia and Cantabria.
3. The mountains of the northern Meseta and the Iberian and Baetic cordilleras carry deciduous Portuguese oak; those of the central Pyrenees, the Iberian ranges and the Central Sierras have diverse pine species.
4. Northern Spain has heath and deciduous woodland (oak, beech).
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The Correct Option is D
Solution and Explanation
The task is to identify a common theme among three of the four sentences and find the sentence that does not fit this theme (the odd one out).
Step 2: Detailed Explanation:
Let's analyze the topic of each sentence:
Sentence 1: Describes types of grasses (vegetation) found in specific regions of Spain.
Sentence 2: Describes a type of soil found in specific regions of Spain.
Sentence 3: Describes types of trees (oak, pine) found in specific mountain ranges of Spain.
Sentence 4: Describes types of woodland (heath, oak, beech) found in Northern Spain.
The common theme connecting sentences 1, 3, and 4 is the vegetation (flora) of Spain. They all discuss different types of plants like grass, trees, and woodland.
Sentence 2, however, discusses soil types. While related to geography, it is distinct from the topic of vegetation shared by the other three sentences.
Step 3: Final Answer:
Sentence 2 is the odd one out because it talks about soil, whereas the other three sentences talk about vegetation.
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