Bears sleep soundly in their dens.

Meaning: Bears sleep deeply and peacefully in their dens.

Choice of Words: Bears are the subject of the sentence. They are the animals that sleep. Sleep means to close your eyes and rest. Soundly means deeply and peacefully. Dens are where bears hibernate.

Alternative Expressions

The bears are sleeping soundly in their dens.

Meaning: This means that the specific bears we are talking about are sleeping very deeply and peacefully in their dens.

Choice of Words: The word "the" is used to refer to specific bears that we are talking about. "Are sleeping" is the present tense of the verb "to sleep", which means that the bears are currently sleeping. "Soundly" means to sleep deeply and peacefully. "Dens" are like caves or burrows where bears stay warm and safe during the winter.

The bears slept soundly in their dens.

Meaning: This means that the bears were sleeping very deeply and peacefully in their dens at some point in the past.

Choice of Words: The word "slept" is the past tense of the verb "to sleep", which means that the bears were sleeping at some point in the past. "Soundly" means to sleep deeply and peacefully. "Dens" are like caves or burrows where bears stay warm and safe during the winter.

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