Children danced in the rain, joyous.

Meaning: Young people moved their bodies rhythmically to music while water drops were falling from the sky, they were full of joy.

Choice of Words: Children are young people, danced means to move your body rhythmically to music, rain is water drops falling from the sky, joyous means full of joy or happiness.

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The children were dancing in the rain, full of joy.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. The children were very happy to be dancing in the rain.

Choice of Words: The children are the subject of the sentence and tells us who is doing the action. Were dancing is the verb and tells us what the children are doing. In the rain tells us where the children are dancing. Full of joy tells us how the children are feeling. When you put them together, the sentence means that the children were very happy and excited to be dancing in the rain.

The children danced with joy in the rain.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences. The children were very happy to be dancing in the rain.

Choice of Words: The children are the subject of the sentence and tells us who is doing the action. Danced is the verb and tells us what the children are doing. With joy tells us how the children are dancing. In the rain tells us where the children are dancing. When you put them together, the sentence means that the children were very happy and excited to be dancing in the rain.

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