Aliens studied human culture.

Meaning: This sentence describes aliens learning about human customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements.

Choice of Words: Aliens are people or creatures from another planet. Studied means to learn about something by reading, watching, or listening. Human means relating to people. Culture is the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of a particular nation, people, or group. When you put them together, it means people or creatures from another planet learned about the customs, arts, social institutions, and achievements of people.

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Extraterrestrials investigated the customs of Earthlings.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that aliens were interested in learning about the traditional ways of doing things that are followed by humans. They wanted to know how we live our lives.

Choice of Words: Extraterrestrials is another word for aliens. Investigated means to look into something to learn more about it. Customs are the traditional ways of doing things that are followed by a group of people. Earthlings are people who live on Earth. So, this sentence means that beings from another planet were looking into the traditional ways of doing things that are followed by people on Earth.

Beings from another planet examined the practices of humans.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that aliens were interested in learning about the ways of doing things that are followed by humans. They wanted to know how we live our lives.

Choice of Words: Beings is a general word that can refer to any living thing. Planet refers to a large round object in space that has its own gravity. Examined means to look at something carefully to learn more about it. Practices are the ways of doing things that are followed by a group of people. Humans are people like you and me. So, this sentence means that beings from another planet were carefully looking at the ways of doing things that are followed by people on Earth.

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