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Let's look at your sentence:

"Kingfishers are fine divers. They hold their breath and dive in the water without a splash catching small fish by surprise."

The sentence is mostly good, but it can be made clearer by adding a comma and a small change for better flow. Here's a better way to write it:

"Kingfishers are fine divers. They hold their breath and dive into the water without a splash, catching small fish by surprise."

Explanation:

  • We add the word into after dive because when someone or something moves from outside to inside water, we say they dive into the water.
  • We put a comma before catching because it shows the action is happening at the same time as diving in a clear, separate way.

So, with these small changes, the sentence reads smoothly and correctly!


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