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Four of the five sentences below, when arranged in the right order, form a coherent paragraph. Identify the ONE sentence that does not fit and enter its number as the answer.
1. The city's old tram network was dismantled in the 1960s to make way for a growing number of private automobiles.
2. Decades later, planners revisited the idea, citing evidence that light rail systems reduce both emissions and traffic congestion in dense urban corridors.
3. Coffee consumption in the same city rose sharply during this period as commuting patterns shifted toward car use.
4. Construction of a new tram line began last year, following years of public consultation and budget negotiation.
5. Officials expect the line to be fully operational within three years, restoring a form of transit the city abandoned two generations earlier.
1. The city's old tram network was dismantled in the 1960s to make way for a growing number of private automobiles.
2. Decades later, planners revisited the idea, citing evidence that light rail systems reduce both emissions and traffic congestion in dense urban corridors.
3. Coffee consumption in the same city rose sharply during this period as commuting patterns shifted toward car use.
4. Construction of a new tram line began last year, following years of public consultation and budget negotiation.
5. Officials expect the line to be fully operational within three years, restoring a form of transit the city abandoned two generations earlier.
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Answer: 3
Sentences 1, 2, 4 and 5 trace a coherent narrative: the tram network's dismantling, the later case for reviving it, the start of construction, and its expected completion. Sentence 3, about rising coffee consumption, introduces an unrelated detail that breaks this narrative thread and does not belong in the paragraph.
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