Sharks were his pet project?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span>: “<span word="Sharks">Sharks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="project">project</span>.” <span word="Sharks">Sharks</span>? <span word="Pet">Pet</span> <span word="project">project</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Saving">Saving</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>.</p><p><span word="Sharks">Sharks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="link">link</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="chain">chain</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="ecosystem">ecosystem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="seas">seas</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="overhunted">overhunted</span>, <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="extinction">extinction</span>. “<span word="He">He</span>” <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span> – <span word="raising">raising</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="awareness">awareness</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="advertisements">advertisements</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="fin">fin</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="rowing">rowing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boat">boat</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stop">stop</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="else">else</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rate">rate</span>, <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="liked">liked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="project">project</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span> <span word="planned">planned</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="build">build</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="housing">housing</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="built">built</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="certain">certain</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p><span word="Pet">Pet</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="favorite">favorite</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="something">something</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="indulges">indulges</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="kicks">kicks</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="treats">treats</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pet">pet</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="dog">dog</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="cat">cat</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="understand">understand</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="raise">raise</span> <span word="dogs">dogs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cats">cats</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="pets">pets</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="understanding">understanding</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pet">pet</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="projects">projects</span> <span word="besides">besides</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="saving">saving</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="activity">activity</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="interested">interested</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="passionate">passionate</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="sharks">sharks</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dreams">dreams</span>.</p>
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