Coach gave instructions to eager players.

Meaning: The person who was teaching the athletes gave them directions on how to play the game.

Choice of Words: Coach is a person who teaches and trains athletes or a team. Gave means to hand over or transfer something to someone. Instructions are directions or advice on how to do something. Eager means very keen or enthusiastic to do something.

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The coach told the excited players what to do.

Meaning: This means the coach spoke to the players and told them what they needed to do in the game. The players were very happy to hear what the coach had to say.

Choice of Words: Coach is a person who teaches and trains a sports team. Told means to speak to someone and give them information. Excited means very happy or interested in something. Players are people who play a sport or game. What is used to ask a question or to refer to something that has not been mentioned yet. To is used to show the direction of something. Do is a verb that means to perform an action.

The coach gave the eager players some directions.

Meaning: This means the coach gave the players some rules or instructions on how to play the game. The players were very excited to learn how to play better.

Choice of Words: Coach is a person who teaches and trains a sports team. Gave means to transfer something from one person to another. Eager means very excited or interested in something. Players are people who play a sport or game. Some is used to refer to a quantity that is not specific. Directions are a set of rules or instructions that tell someone how to do something.

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