Colorful kites fly.

Meaning: This sentence means that toys having many different colors move through the air. It's like saying, Toys that are many different colors can be made to move through the air.

Choice of Words: Colorful means having many different colors. Kites are toys that are flown in the air. Fly means to move through the air.

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Kites that are colorful fly.

Meaning: This sentence also describes the kites that are flying in the sky and they are colorful.

Choice of Words: Kites are lightweight objects that fly in the wind. That is used to connect two clauses. Colorful means having lots of bright colors. Fly means to move through the air. When you put these words together, you get a sentence that describes kites that are bright and colorful and are flying in the sky.

The colorful kites are flying.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the previous two sentences, but it uses the word "the" to make it clear that we are talking about specific kites.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to something specific. Colorful means having lots of bright colors. Kites are lightweight objects that fly in the wind. Are flying means that the kites are currently moving through the air. When you put these words together, you get a sentence that describes specific kites that are bright and colorful and are flying in the sky.

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