Ants march diligently in a line.

Meaning: This sentence describes ants walking in a straight line in a determined manner.

Choice of Words: Ants are small, social insects that live in colonies. March means to walk in a steady, regular rhythm. Diligently means in a careful and persistent manner. In means inside or within. Line is a row of people or things.

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The ants marched diligently in a line.

Meaning: This sentence describes how a specific group of ants moved in a straight line, working hard and carefully in the past.

Choice of Words: Adding the before ants makes it clear that we are talking about a specific group of ants. Marched is the past tense of march, so it means that the ants did this in the past.

Diligently, the ants marched in a line.

Meaning: This sentence emphasizes that the ants were working hard and carefully as they moved in a straight line.

Choice of Words: Moving diligently to the beginning of the sentence makes it the most important part. This shows that the ants were working hard and carefully.

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