Ants crawled on a picnic table.

Meaning: This sentence describes what the ants were doing and where they were doing it. It tells us that the ants were moving slowly on their hands and knees or with their bellies close to the ground on a picnic table.

Choice of Words: Crawled means to move slowly on your hands and knees or with your belly close to the ground. Picnic means a meal eaten outdoors. Table is a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs, used for eating, working, or other activities. When you put them together, it means that the ants were moving slowly on their hands and knees or with their bellies close to the ground on a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs, used for eating, working, or other activities.

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