Children jump rope in driveway.

Meaning: Kids are playing with a rope that passes under and over their feet while they jump in the area in front of their house where cars are parked.

Choice of Words: Jump means to move quickly off the ground and back down again. Rope is a long, thick piece of string made of twisted fibers. Driveway is the area in front of a house where cars are parked.

Alternative Expressions

Kids hop over cord in the path to the garage.

Meaning: This sentence describes young people playing a game where they jump over a cord that is swung back and forth on the ground on their way to the garage.

Choice of Words: Kids is another word for children. Hop means to jump on one foot. Cord is a thin, flexible piece of material used for tying or binding things together. Path is a way or track leading from one place to another. Garage is a building used for storing vehicles.

Youngsters leapfrog over twine on the approach to the car shelter.

Meaning: This sentence describes young people playing a game where they jump over a twine that is swung back and forth on the ground on their way to the car shelter.

Choice of Words: Youngsters is another word for children. Leapfrog means to jump over something with one's hands and feet. Twine is a thin, strong thread used for tying or binding things together. Approach is a way or path leading to a place. Car shelter is a building used for storing vehicles.

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