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All sentences should discuss the SAME main idea. If one sentence jumps to a different topic, it's odd. 2
Sentences should flow together like a story. They should have a logical connection—cause-effect, example-explanation, or continuous thought. 3. TIME & TENSE: Check if all sentences use consistent time references. If three talk about past and one about future without reason, the odd one stands out. 4.
PERSON & PERSPECTIVE: If three sentences use 'he/she/they' and one uses 'I/me,' it may be odd (unless there's a reason). 5. STYLE & TONE: Academic formal writing mixed with casual slang in one sentence makes it odd. 6
Some sentences support a main idea, one may be random or unrelated information.
IN SSC CGL: - Usually 4 sentences given; choose the odd one (A, B, C, or D). - Often tests logical sequence and paragraph coherence. - Questions appear in reading comprehension or standalone para-jumbling sections. SHORTCUT/TRICK: "Read the first three sentences and build a mental paragraph. Then check sentence 4 against this frame. If it doesn't fit, it's odd." This is faster than analysing each sentence individually.
Identify the main topic. Sentences A, B, D talk about MONSOONS and RAINFALL's effect on farming.
Check sentence C. C talks about Delhi being a capital—this is UNRELATED to monsoons or farming.
Confirm. A → B (cause-effect: rain → farmers need it) ✓ B → D (elaboration: farming depends on rain) ✓ C → breaks the chain ✗ ANSWER: C is the odd sentence.
Students sometimes think an odd sentence is "wrong" grammatically. NOT TRUE. An odd sentence is grammatically correct but THEMATICALLY out of place.
It doesn't belong to the paragraph's topic, even if the sentence itself is well-written.
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