Ants scurried hurriedly along a garden path.

Meaning: The ants were moving quickly and in a hurry along the narrow way in the garden where flowers and other plants are grown.

Choice of Words: Ants are small, social insects that live in colonies. Scurried means they moved quickly and in a hurry. Hurriedly means in a hurry. Garden means an area of land where flowers, vegetables, and other plants are grown. Path means a narrow way along which people or animals walk.

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The ants rushed along the garden path.

Meaning: This sentence describes a specific group of ants moving quickly and with a sense of urgency along a path in a garden.

Choice of Words: The ants is a specific group of ants. Rushed means to move quickly and with a sense of urgency. Along means in the same direction as something else. Garden path is a path in a garden, typically made of stone, brick, or gravel.

Ants ran swiftly down the garden path.

Meaning: This sentence describes ants moving quickly and easily in a downward direction along a path in a garden.

Choice of Words: Ants are small, social insects that live in colonies. Ran means to move quickly on foot. Swiftly means quickly and easily. Down means in a downward direction. Garden path is a path in a garden, typically made of stone, brick, or gravel.

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