Cat's ears swivel for sounds.

Meaning: The cat's ears can move and turn in different directions to pick up sounds from all around it.

Choice of Words: Ears are the organs of hearing in animals and humans. Swivel means to turn or move smoothly and easily. Sounds are vibrations that travel through the air or another medium and can be heard when they reach a person's or animal's ear.

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Cats can move their ears around to hear sounds better.

Meaning: This means that cats have the ability to move their ears in different directions in order to better perceive sounds around them. It's like saying, Cats have special ears that can turn to help them hear noises all around them.

Choice of Words: Cats refers to the animals we commonly know as cats, can indicates the ability to do something, move means to change position, their specifies that the ears belong to the cats, ears are the organs on the head of cats that allow them to hear, around indicates movement in different directions, to indicates the purpose of the movement, hear means to perceive sound, and sounds are vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard by cats.

Cat's ears are like little radars that can find sounds.

Meaning: This means that cats' ears are very good at detecting sounds, just like radars can detect objects. It's like saying, Cats have ears that work like little radars to help them find noises.

Choice of Words: Cat's refers to the animals we commonly know as cats, ears are the organs on the head of cats that allow them to hear, are indicates a state of being, like indicates a comparison, little means small in size, radars are devices that use radio waves to detect objects, and sounds are vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard by cats.

Cats have ears that can point in different directions to catch sounds.

Meaning: This means that cats' ears are very flexible and can move in different directions to help them hear sounds from all around them. It's like saying, Cats have ears that can turn to point towards different directions to help them hear noises.

Choice of Words: Cats refers to the animals we commonly know as cats, have indicates possession, ears are the organs on the head of cats that allow them to hear, that introduces a clause, can indicates the ability to do something, point means to direct something towards a particular direction, in indicates a location, different means not the same, directions are paths or courses, and sounds are vibrations that travel through the air and can be heard by cats.

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