Dirty hands spread germs quickly.

Meaning: When our hands are dirty, germs can easily be transferred to other people or objects, making it more likely for people to get sick.

Choice of Words: Dirty means not clean or covered in dirt or germs. Hands are the parts of the body we use to hold and touch things. Spread means to move or distribute something over a wide area. Quickly means happening in a short amount of time.

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Wash your hands to avoid spreading germs.

Meaning: This means that we should clean our hands with water and soap to keep the tiny living things that can make us sick from moving around to other things.

Choice of Words: Wash means to clean something with water and soap. Your means belonging to you. Hands are the things at the end of our arms that we use to hold things. To avoid means to keep something from happening. Spreading means to move or cause something to move over a wide area. Germs are tiny living things that can make us sick.

Cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze to prevent spreading germs.

Meaning: This means that when we cough or sneeze, we should put something over our mouths to keep the tiny living things that can make us sick from moving around to other things.

Choice of Words: Cover means to put something over something else. Your means belonging to you. Mouth is the opening in your face where you talk and eat. When means at the time that something happens. Cough means to make a loud sound when you breathe out air from your lungs. Sneeze means to make a sudden, sharp sound when you breathe out air from your nose and mouth. To prevent means to keep something from happening. Spreading means to move or cause something to move over a wide area. Germs are tiny living things that can make us sick.

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