Ants are very social insects and live in colonies.

Meaning: Ants enjoy being with each other and they live in groups.

Choice of Words: Social means liking to be with other people or animals. Insects are small animals with six legs and three body parts. Colony is a group of animals or insects that live together.

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Ants are very friendly insects and they live in groups.

Meaning: Ants are insects that like to be around each other and live in smaller groups.

Choice of Words: Friendly means that ants are nice to each other and like to be around each other. Groups are smaller than colonies and can be made up of just a few ants.

Ants are very helpful insects and they live in communities.

Meaning: Ants are insects that help each other and live in groups with different types of ants.

Choice of Words: Helpful means that ants do things that benefit other ants in their group. Communities are like colonies, but they can be made up of different types of ants.

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