Week 4 Assignment #1


      Whales and Fish
                                                          
                                              Whales and fish both live in the water, but they are

different in many ways. Whales are large animals that
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live in the water. Even though whales live in the water,
their most
they must come to the top of the water to get air. When
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they come to the top of the water], whales breathe in air
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through a hole in the top of their heads. At the same time
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they blow out old air. Whales don’t get air like fish. Fish

take in air from the water.
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                                                Mother whales give birth to live whales. The baby
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whale must [come] to the top of the water right away for
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air. The baby drinks milk from its [mother ^ for] about a year.
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Then it finds its ^ own food. Fish have babies in a different

way. Most mother fish lay eggs. The babies are born

when the eggs hatch. Right after they are born, the baby

    most
fish must find their own food.

                                                Whales and fish are alike in some ways too. Whales

and fish have flippers on their sides. They also have fins
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on their tails. Flippers and fins help whales and fish

swim. Fins move and push the water away.




ERROR RATE: 10/297
ACCURACY RATE: 96
SELF-CORRECTION RATE 1:3


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