Meaning: This sentence describes a bird singing happily in a tree.
Choice of Words: Bird is a flying animal, chirped means making a short, sharp sound, merrily means happily or cheerfully, and tree is a tall plant with a trunk and branches.
Alternative Expressions
The bird chirped happily in the tree.
Meaning: This sentence also describes a bird that is singing happily in a tree, but it uses the word "the" to specify a particular bird.
Choice of Words:The is an article that refers to a specific bird. Happily is an adverb that means in a happy or cheerful way.
A bird sang merrily in a tree.
Meaning: This sentence describes any bird that is singing happily in a tree.
Choice of Words:A is an article that refers to any bird. Sang is a verb that means to produce musical sounds with the voice.