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Five of the following sentences can form a coherent paragraph. Which sentence does NOT belong? (1) An earthquake typically causes one only when the sea floor itself is suddenly lifted or dropped. (2) Not every earthquake produces a tsunami. (3) In deep water these waves may be barely noticeable, but they grow taller as they approach shallow coasts. (4) This movement displaces a huge volume of water above it. (5) Surfers prefer beaches with long, steady waves. (6) The displaced water then spreads outward as a series of long waves.

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Sentence (4)
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D. Sentence (5)

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Sentence (5) is related to the topic but does not develop the paragraph's point. The other five form a paragraph in this order: Not every earthquake produces a tsunami. An earthquake typically causes one only when the sea floor itself is suddenly lifted or dropped. This movement displaces a huge volume of water above it. The displaced water then spreads outward as a series of long waves. In deep water these waves may be barely noticeable, but they grow taller as they approach shallow coasts.

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