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My parents decided that our family was ready to get a dog, but they wanted to be certain that we chose the best dog for our family. My grandmother had four cats, but we wanted a dog. We had met a Beagle at the dog park in our neighborhood, and my two sisters and I thought that the Beagle was the most amazing dog of all the dogs we knew. My parents thought that the idea of keeping a Beagle happy in our house and yard was an idea we had better carefully research.
Choose the best answer that identifies and explains why the chosen statement does not belong in the paragraph.
A) "My grandmother had four cats, but we wanted a dog." This sentence does not agree with the main idea of choosing a family dog.
B) "My parents thought that the idea of keeping a Beagle happy in our house and yard was an idea we had better carefully research." This sentence does not agree with the main idea of choosing a family dog.
C) "We had met a Beagle at the dog park in our neighborhood, and my two sisters and I thought that the Beagle was the most amazing dog of all the dogs we knew." This sentence does not agree with the main idea of choosing a family dog.
D) "We had met a Beagle at the dog park in our neighborhood, and my two sisters and I thought that the Beagle was the most amazing dog of all the dogs we knew.My parents decided that our family was ready to get a dog, but they wanted to be certain that we chose the best dog for our family." This sentence does not agree with the main idea of choosing a family dog.

The correct answer is A) "My grandmother had four cats, but we wanted a dog." This sentence does not agree with the main idea of choosing a family dog.

The best answer that identifies and explains why the chosen statement does not belong in the paragraph is the following: "My grandmother had four cats, but we wanted a dog." This sentence does not agree with the main idea of choosing a family dog.

To prove that the answer is correct, you could take that sentence off the text, and it does not affect it at all. The meaning would be the same. So the lesson here is that when writing a text, never add unnecessary sentences or ideas. Remember to be clear and direct, as concise as you can, and double-check your paper to edit the ideas that are redundant.