Blue fish swam in the ocean.

Meaning: A fish with blue color moved through water using fins or a tail in a large body of salt water.

Choice of Words: Blue describes the color of the fish. Swam means to move through water using fins or a tail. In indicates the location where the fish swam. Ocean is a large body of salt water.

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Blue fish were swimming in the ocean.

Meaning: This sentence describes the action of multiple blue fish swimming in the ocean in the past.

Choice of Words: The word "were" is used to indicate that the action of swimming was happening in the past. "Fish" is still a noun that refers to a living creature that lives in water. "Swimming" is the present participle of the verb "swim", which means that the fish are in the process of moving through the water. "Ocean" is still a noun that refers to a large body of salt water.

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