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Sneha was asked to explain what happens in our body during breathing. The paragraph that she wrote had several mistakes. Identify the mistakes she made and underline them. this is what she wrote.
During inhalation, the ribs move up and outward and the diaphragm moves in. this movement decrease the space in our chest cavity and the air rushes in. During exhalation, the ribs moves down and inward and the diaphragm moves up. This movement increases the space in our chest cavity and the air is pushed out.

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During inhalation, the ribs move upwards and outwards and the diaphragm moves in. This movement increases the space in the chest cavity and allows the air to rush in. During exhalation, the ribs move downwards and inwards and the diaphragm moves out. This movement decreases the space in the chest cavity and pushes the air out.

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