Children built sandcastles diligently.

Meaning: Young people carefully constructed structures made of sand.

Choice of Words: **Children** are young people, **built** means to construct or form something, **sandcastles** are structures made of sand, and **diligently** means with care and attention.

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The children worked hard to build sandcastles.

Meaning: This means that the children were putting a lot of effort into creating sandcastles.

Choice of Words: The children are young people, usually under the age of 18. Worked means to do something that requires effort. Hard means to do something with a lot of effort. To build means to create something by putting pieces together. Sandcastles are structures made of sand, usually built by children at the beach.

With great effort, the children constructed sandcastles.

Meaning: This means that the children were putting a lot of effort into creating sandcastles.

Choice of Words: With great effort means to do something with a lot of effort. The children are young people, usually under the age of 18. Constructed means to create something by putting pieces together. Sandcastles are structures made of sand, usually built by children at the beach.

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