Air carries scent.

Meaning: This sentence means that the smell of something, like flowers, is carried through the air and can be detected by people in the area.

Choice of Words: Air is the gas that surrounds the Earth and that people breathe. Carries is a verb that means to transport or move something from one place to another. Scent is a noun that refers to a distinctive smell that something has.

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The air is a carrier of scents.

Meaning: This means that the air around us can hold and carry the smell of things. For example, if you bake cookies, the air in the room will carry the smell of the cookies.

Choice of Words: The air is the invisible gas that we breathe and surrounds us. Is is a verb that means to exist or to be. A carrier is someone or something that carries or transports something. Of scents means that the air carries smells or odors. When you put them together, "The air is a carrier of scents" means that the air holds and moves the smell of things.

Scents are transported by the air.

Meaning: This means that the air around us can hold and carry the smell of things. For example, if you bake cookies, the air in the room will carry the smell of the cookies.

Choice of Words: Scents are smells or odors. Are is a verb that means to exist or to be. Transported means to carry or move something from one place to another. By the air means that the air is the thing that is carrying or moving the scents. When you put them together, "Scents are transported by the air" means that the air holds and moves the smell of things.

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