Driftwood journeyed far from home.

Meaning: The piece of driftwood had been carried by the waves far away from the tree it had come from.

Choice of Words: Driftwood is wood that has been washed up on the shore by the waves, journeyed means to travel from one place to another, and far from home means a long distance away from the place where something or someone belongs. When you put them together, it's like the driftwood had traveled a long way from where it originally came from.

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The driftwood traveled a long way from its home.

Meaning: This means that the particular piece of driftwood moved a long way from where it used to be.

Choice of Words: The is used to specify a particular piece of driftwood. Traveled means to move from one place to another. A long way means a great distance. From means the starting point of the movement. Its is used to show that the home belongs to the piece of driftwood. Home is the place where someone lives. When you put them together, the sentence means that the particular piece of driftwood moved a great distance from the place where it used to be.

A piece of driftwood journeyed far away from its home.

Meaning: This means that a particular part of something traveled a long way from where it used to be.

Choice of Words: A is used to indicate that there is one piece of driftwood. Piece means a part of something. Of is used to show that the driftwood is a part of something. Journeyed means to travel a long distance. Far means a great distance. Away means to create distance from the current location or to move from the speaker. From means the starting point of the movement. Its is used to show that the home belongs to the piece of driftwood. Home is the place where someone lives. When you put them together, the sentence means that a particular part of something traveled a great distance from the place where it used to be.

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