Dragonflies hover near the pond.

Meaning: Dragonflies stay in the air near the pond without moving much.

Choice of Words: Dragonflies are flying insects with large, transparent wings. Hover means to stay in the air without moving forward or backward. Pond is a small body of water, smaller than a lake.

Alternative Expressions

The dragonflies are hovering near the pond.

Meaning: This sentence also describes where dragonflies are located. It means that a specific group of dragonflies are flying and staying in the air close to the pond.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific group of dragonflies. Are is a verb that means to exist or to be in a certain state. Hovering is a verb that means to stay in the air in one place without moving. Near means close to something. Pond is a small body of water. When you put them together, "The dragonflies are hovering near the pond" means that a specific group of dragonflies are flying and staying in the air close to the pond.

The dragonflies hovered near the pond.

Meaning: This sentence describes where dragonflies were located in the past. It means that a specific group of dragonflies were flying and staying in the air close to the pond in the past.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific group of dragonflies. Hovered is the past tense of the verb hover, which means to stay in the air in one place without moving. Near means close to something. Pond is a small body of water. When you put them together, "The dragonflies hovered near the pond" means that a specific group of dragonflies were flying and staying in the air close to the pond in the past.

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