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Practice Reading: Fill in The Blanks (Drag & Drop) ID: #50506 Sperm Whales

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An interdisciplinary team of scientists have a project with the goal of decoding and communicating with sperm whales. The team wants to decode the clicking sounds sperm whales use to communicate with one another. To it off, the researchers plan on leveraging natural-language processing, a sub-field of AI on processing written and spoken language.

depended launched focused take pull issued

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Correct answer: launched
Explanation: The word 'launched' is the past participle of the verb 'launch,' which fits grammatically as it indicates that the action of starting the project has already occurred. It aligns with the context of the sentence, which discusses the initiation of a project by the team.
Meaning: 'Launched' means to start or set in motion, particularly in reference to a project or initiative.
Wrong options:
issued: The word 'issued' typically refers to distributing or publishing something, which does not fit the context of starting a project.
focused: The word 'focused' is an adjective and does not fit grammatically as a verb in this context.
take: The word 'take' is a verb that does not convey the meaning of starting a project and does not fit the past tense structure needed here.
depended: The word 'depended' is the past tense of 'depend,' which does not relate to the action of starting a project and is grammatically incorrect in this context.
Correct answer: pull
Explanation: The verb 'pull' fits grammatically as it is in the base form, which is appropriate after 'to' in the infinitive form 'to pull it off.' Contextually, it conveys the idea of successfully executing or accomplishing the project.
Meaning: 'Pull' in this context means to successfully achieve or carry out something.
Wrong options:
launched: The word 'launched' is the past participle and does not fit the infinitive structure required after 'to.'
issued: The word 'issued' does not convey the meaning of accomplishing something and is also in the past tense, making it grammatically incorrect here.
focused: The word 'focused' is an adjective and does not fit as a verb in this context.
take: The word 'take' does not fit the idiomatic expression 'pull it off' and does not convey the intended meaning of successfully executing the project.
depended: The word 'depended' is the past tense of 'depend' and does not fit the context of accomplishing a task.
Correct answer: focused
Explanation: The word 'focused' is an adjective that describes the sub-field of AI, indicating that it is specifically dedicated to processing language. This fits grammatically and contextually, as it clarifies the nature of the sub-field being discussed.
Meaning: 'Focused' means concentrated on a particular area or subject.
Wrong options:
launched: The word 'launched' is a verb and does not fit grammatically as an adjective to describe the sub-field.
issued: The word 'issued' is a verb that does not describe the nature of the sub-field and is grammatically incorrect in this context.
pull: The word 'pull' is a verb and does not fit as an adjective to describe the sub-field of AI.
take: The word 'take' is a verb and does not fit grammatically as an adjective in this context.
depended: The word 'depended' is a verb and does not describe the sub-field, making it grammatically incorrect.

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