Coral reefs are beautiful.

Meaning: The coral reefs are pleasing to the eye or mind.

Choice of Words: Coral is a hard substance that forms the skeletons of marine invertebrates. Reef is a ridge or bank of rock, sand, or coral in the sea or ocean. Beautiful means pleasing to the eye or mind. The sentence means that the coral reefs are pleasing to the eye or mind.

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The coral reefs are very pretty.

Meaning: Coral reefs are underwater structures made by tiny animals that are very pleasing to look at.

Choice of Words: **Coral reefs** are structures made by tiny animals called coral polyps. They live in warm, shallow waters and build hard skeletons that form the reef. **Very** means to a great extent or degree. **Pretty** means pleasing to the eye.

The coral reefs have a beautiful appearance.

Meaning: Coral reefs are underwater structures made by tiny animals that have a very pleasing appearance.

Choice of Words: **Coral reefs** are structures made by tiny animals called coral polyps. They live in warm, shallow waters and build hard skeletons that form the reef. **Appearance** means the way something looks. **Beautiful** means pleasing to the eye.

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