Bees buzzed loudly around the blooming flowers.

Meaning: This sentence describes bees making a lot of noise as they fly around flowers that are opening up.

Choice of Words: Loudly means making a lot of noise. Buzzed means to make a humming sound, like bees do. Blooming means opening up, like flowers do.

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The bees hummed sweetly near the fragrant flowers.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that the bees are making a sweet humming sound near the flowers that have a nice smell.

Choice of Words: The bees are still the subject of the sentence, but now they are humming instead of buzzing. "Hummed" is a verb that describes a softer, more pleasant sound than buzzing. "Sweetly" is an adverb that tells us how the bees are humming. "Near" is a preposition that tells us where the bees are humming. "Fragrant" is an adjective that describes the flowers. Flowers are fragrant when they have a nice smell.

The bees chattered excitedly amidst the colorful blossoms.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that the bees are having an excited conversation amidst the flowers that have many different colors.

Choice of Words: The bees are still the subject of the sentence, but now they are chattering instead of humming or buzzing. "Chattered" is a verb that describes a rapid, excited conversation. "Excitedly" is an adverb that tells us how the bees are chattering. "Amidst" is a preposition that tells us where the bees are chattering. "Colorful" is an adjective that describes the blossoms. Blossoms are colorful when they have many different colors.

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