Ants march in line to their home.

Meaning: Ants walk in a straight line, one after the other, towards their colony.

Choice of Words: Ants are small insects that live in colonies. March means to walk in a straight line, especially in a group. In line means one after the other. To their home means to the place where they live.

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The ants marched in a straight line to their home.

Meaning: This sentence describes how a specific group of ants moved in a straight line to get back to their home.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific group of ants. Marched is the past tense of march, which means to walk in a straight line, usually in a group. Straight means not curved or bent. Line means a straight row of people or things. Home is the place where someone lives. When you put them together, "The ants marched in a straight line to their home" means that the ants walked in a straight line to the place where they live.

A group of ants marched in a straight line to their home.

Meaning: This sentence describes how a group of ants moved in a straight line to get back to their home.

Choice of Words: A is used to refer to a group of ants. Group means a number of people or things that are together. Marched is the past tense of march, which means to walk in a straight line, usually in a group. Straight means not curved or bent. Line means a straight row of people or things. Home is the place where someone lives. When you put them together, "A group of ants marched in a straight line to their home" means that a group of ants walked in a straight line to the place where they live.

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