Cows graze in the pasture.

Meaning: Large, horned animals that are kept for their milk or meat eat grass in an area of land where animals are kept to graze.

Choice of Words: "Cows" are large, horned animals that are kept for their milk or meat. "Graze" means to eat grass. A "pasture" is an area of land where animals are kept to graze.

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The cows are eating grass in the field.

Meaning: This means that cows are in a field eating grass. It's like saying, The cows are having a meal in the field.

Choice of Words: Cows are farm animals that eat grass and have horns. Eating means to put food in your mouth and swallow it. Grass is a type of plant that grows in fields. Field is an area of land that is used for growing crops or grazing animals. When you put them together, "The cows are eating grass in the field" means that cows are putting grass in their mouths and swallowing it in a field.

The big, brown cows munch on the green grass in the wide-open field.

Meaning: This means that cows are in a field eating grass. It's like saying, The cows are having a meal in the field.

Choice of Words: Big means large in size. Brown is a color. Munch means to chew and eat something noisily. Green is a color. Wide-open means having a lot of space. When you put them together, "The big, brown cows munch on the green grass in the wide-open field" means that large, brown cows are eating the green grass in a field that has a lot of space.

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