Birds chirped merrily in nearby trees.

Meaning: Animals with feathers and wings made short, high-pitched sounds happily and cheerfully close to tall plants with woody stems and branches.

Choice of Words: Birds are animals with feathers and wings. Chirped means made a short, high-pitched sound. Merrily means happily and cheerfully. Nearby means close to something else. Trees are tall plants with woody stems and branches. In means inside or surrounded by something.

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The birds sang sweetly in the trees nearby.

Meaning: This means that birds were singing in a way that sounded good, and the trees were close to the speaker.

Choice of Words: Sang is a verb that means to make musical sounds with your voice. Sweetly means to be pleasing to the ear. Nearby means to be close to something.

The birds were making cheerful noises in the trees close by.

Meaning: This means that birds were creating sounds that made the speaker feel happy, and the trees were close to the speaker.

Choice of Words: Making is a verb that means to create or produce something. Cheerful means to be happy or optimistic. Noises are sounds. Close by means to be near something.

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