Identifying Irrelevant Sentence in a Paragraph
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78. (I) Timekeeping in the early Middle Ages was a complex task. (II) It was usually based on hours of daylight; the period of daylight was divided into 12 units, and thus the length of an hour differed in summer and winter, and according to latitude. (III) Timekeeping was vital for activities such as military schedules, the meetings of law courts, and for prayers. (IV) To illustrate, people used sundials, water clocks, and sand glasses to keep track of time for centuries. (V) For the majority of people, however, the exact time was not important as they worked alone for most of the day. A) I B) II C) III D) IV E) V
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Hi Nisandora, let's look at this paragraph together. Our goal is to identify the sentence that breaks the logical flow of the text.
Finding the Irrelevant Sentence
Sentence one introduces the main topic: that timekeeping in the early Middle Ages was a complex task. Sentence two immediately follows up by explaining the technical reason for this complexity: the varying length of daylight hours.
(I) Timekeeping in the early Middle Ages was a complex task.
(II) It was usually based on hours of daylight; the period of daylight was divided into 12 units, and thus the length of an hour differed in summer and winter, and according to latitude.
Now look at sentence three. It tells us that despite the complexity, timekeeping was vital for specific organized activities like military schedules, law courts, and prayers.
(III) Timekeeping was vital for activities such as military schedules, the meetings of law courts, and for prayers.
Notice how sentence five starts with the word 'however'. This creates a direct contrast with sentence three. While sentence three says time was vital for certain groups, sentence five says that for the majority of people working alone, the exact time was not actually important.
(V) For the majority of people, however, the exact time was not important as they worked alone for most of the day.
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