Cat yawns wide, showing teeth.

Meaning: The cat is opening its mouth very wide and showing its teeth.

Choice of Words: Yawns means to open your mouth wide and take a deep breath. Wide means big or broad. Teeth are the hard, white things in your mouth that you use to bite and chew food.

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The cat yawned widely, revealing its teeth.

Meaning: This means that the cat stretched its mouth open very wide and you can see its teeth.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific thing. Cat is a common animal that many people have as a pet. Yawned is a word that describes the action of opening your mouth wide and taking in a deep breath. Widely means that the mouth is open very big. Revealing means that something is being made visible. Teeth are the hard, white things in your mouth that you use to bite and chew food. When you put them all together, this sentence means that the cat opened its mouth very wide and you can see its teeth.

With a wide yawn, the cat displayed its teeth.

Meaning: This means that the cat stretched its mouth open very wide and you can see its teeth.

Choice of Words: With is used to show that two things are happening at the same time. A is used before a word that starts with a consonant sound. Wide means that something is open very big. Yawn is a word that describes the action of opening your mouth wide and taking in a deep breath. The is used to refer to a specific thing. Cat is a common animal that many people have as a pet. Displayed means that something is being shown or made visible. Teeth are the hard, white things in your mouth that you use to bite and chew food. When you put them all together, this sentence means that the cat opened its mouth very wide and you can see its teeth.

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