Dog jumped up to catch ball.

Meaning: The dog leaped into the air in order to grab the ball.

Choice of Words: The dog is the subject of the sentence, and jumped is the action that the dog took. Up is an adverb that describes how the dog jumped, and to is a preposition that shows the purpose of the dog's jump. Catch is the verb that shows what the dog was trying to do.

Alternative Expressions

Related Expressions

• The dog jumped up to catch the ball.
• Dog jumped high to catch ball.
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• The dog ran fast to catch the ball.
• Dog ran fast to catch ball.
• The little dog ran fast to catch the ball.
• The dog ran quickly to catch the ball.
• Big dog ran fast to catch the ball.