Delicate beak sips sweet nectar drops.

Meaning: This sentence describes a bird's fragile mouth taking small amounts of sweet liquid from flowers.

Choice of Words: Delicate means fragile or easily damaged. Beak is the hard, pointed mouth of a bird. Sips means to take a small amount of liquid into the mouth. Sweet means having a pleasant taste. Nectar is a sweet liquid produced by flowers. Drops are small amounts of liquid that fall or are let fall.

Alternative Expressions

The bird's beak is delicate, and it sips sweet nectar drops.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing a bird drinking nectar from a flower. It is more specific than the first sentence, and it emphasizes that the bird's beak is delicate.

Choice of Words: The bird's beak is a more specific way of saying beak. Is delicate means that the beak is fragile or easily damaged. Sips means to drink something in small amounts. Sweet means something that tastes good. Nectar is a sugary liquid that flowers make to attract birds and insects. Drops are small amounts of liquid.

With its delicate beak, the bird sips sweet nectar drops.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the second sentence, but it uses the phrase with its delicate beak to emphasize that the bird's beak is delicate. It also puts more emphasis on the bird's action of sipping the nectar.

Choice of Words: With its delicate beak is a phrase that describes the bird's beak. Sips means to drink something in small amounts. Sweet means something that tastes good. Nectar is a sugary liquid that flowers make to attract birds and insects. Drops are small amounts of liquid.

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