Below are four sentences. Find the odd one out.

Answer: D. Drama, in all primitive societies, is a valuable spreader of knowledge, entertainment, and religion. — Sentences 1, 2, and 3 are about the importance of communication and talking, while sentence 4 is about drama, which may or may not be oral.

1. A.

   There never has been in the history of the world a time when the spoken word has been equaled in value and importance by any other means of communication.

2. B.

   If one traces the development of mankind from what one considers its earliest stage, one will find that the wandering family of savages depended entirely upon what its members said to one another.

3. C.

   A little later, when a group of families formed a clan or tribe, the individuals still heard the commands of the leader or voiced their own opinions in tribal council.

4. D.

   Drama, in all primitive societies, is a valuable spreader of knowledge, entertainment, and religion.

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