Buttons held coat of snowman.

Meaning: This sentence describes buttons being used to keep the snowman's coat in place.

Choice of Words: Buttons are small fasteners used to secure clothing, held means to keep something in place, coat is a garment worn to keep warm, of indicates possession or belonging, and snowman is a figure made of snow.

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Buttons held the coat of the snowman.

Meaning: This means that Buttons was in possession of the snowman's coat.

Choice of Words: Buttons is the subject of the sentence, and held is the verb. The coat is the object of the verb held, and the snowman is the object of the preposition of. This sentence means that Buttons was holding the coat of the snowman.

The snowman's coat was held by Buttons.

Meaning: This means that Buttons was in control of the snowman's coat.

Choice of Words: The snowman's coat is the subject of the sentence, and was held is the verb. Buttons is the object of the preposition by. This sentence means that the snowman's coat was being held by Buttons.

Buttons had the snowman's coat in his possession.

Meaning: This means that Buttons was in control of the snowman's coat.

Choice of Words: Buttons is the subject of the sentence, and had is the verb. The snowman's coat is the object of the verb had, and in his possession is a prepositional phrase that means that Buttons was in control of the snowman's coat. This sentence means that Buttons was in possession of the snowman's coat.

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