Meaning: The birds singing in the morning caused me to wake up.
Choice of Words: Chirping is a specific sound that birds make, not just any sound. "Woke me up" means I was asleep and the birds singing made me wake up.
Alternative Expressions
The birds' chirping woke me up this morning.
Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first sentence, but it emphasizes that it was the sound of the birds chirping that woke the person up.
Choice of Words:The is a definite article that refers to a specific thing. Birds are animals that have feathers and can fly. Chirping means the sound that birds make with their beaks. Woke means to wake up. Me means the person speaking. Up means to stand up or to become awake. This means today. Morning means the early part of the day, before noon.
I was awakened by the birds' chirping this morning.
Meaning: This sentence means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses a different verb to describe the action of waking up.
Choice of Words:I means the person speaking. Was is a past tense of the verb to be. Awakened means to wake up. By means because of. The is a definite article that refers to a specific thing. Birds are animals that have feathers and can fly. Chirping means the sound that birds make with their beaks. This means today. Morning means the early part of the day, before noon.