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Sentence Practice 1


This activity contains 5 questions.

Question 1
1 The early ancestors of horses, which lived about 55 million years ago, resembled dogs in their general appearance and were probably only about 15 inches high.
 
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Question 2
2 They had arched backs, noses that looked like the snouts of pigs, and their feet were oddly shaped.
 
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Question 3
3 About 35 million years ago, the average height of the horse was about 20 inches, and both its front and back feet having three toes.
 
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Question 4
4 Over the next 20 million years, horses continued to grow, gradually acquiring the size, weight, and speed of today's animals.
 
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Question 5
5 During the horse's evolution, its middle toe was at one time the longest of three toes, its side toes became short bones, and the middle toe began functioning as a hoof.
 
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