Meaning: The towel that is free from dirt or impurities has a pleasant smell.
Choice of Words: Clean means free from dirt or impurities. Smells means to perceive an odor. Fresh means having a pleasant smell.
Alternative Expressions
The towel is clean and smells fresh.
Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. It says that the towel is clean and has a nice, clean smell.
Choice of Words:The is a definite article that refers to a specific thing. Towel is a piece of cloth or paper used for drying or wiping something. Is is a verb that means to exist or to be. Clean means free of dirt or stains. And is a conjunction that connects two words, phrases, or clauses. Smells means to have a particular odor or scent. Fresh means having a pleasant, clean smell or taste. When you put them together, "The towel is clean and smells fresh" means the towel is clean and has a pleasant, clean smell.
I have a clean towel that smells fresh.
Meaning: This means that the speaker has a clean towel that smells good. It is a more specific statement than the first two sentences because it says that the speaker has the towel.
Choice of Words:I is a pronoun that refers to the speaker. Have is a verb that means to possess or own something. A is an indefinite article that refers to one of a kind. Clean means free of dirt or stains. Towel is a piece of cloth or paper used for drying or wiping something. That is a relative pronoun that connects a clause to a noun. Smells means to have a particular odor or scent. Fresh means having a pleasant, clean smell or taste. When you put them together, "I have a clean towel that smells fresh" means the speaker has a clean towel that has a pleasant, clean smell.