Everyone had a good time.

Meaning: All the people in the gathering experienced satisfaction and enjoyment.

Choice of Words: The word everyone refers to all the people in a group or community. Good means satisfactory or enjoyable.

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The group enjoyed themselves.

Meaning: This means that the people in a group had a good time. It's like saying, The people in the group felt happy and had fun.

Choice of Words: The group means a number of people who are together. Enjoyed is the past tense of the verb enjoy, which means to find something pleasant or fun. Themselves means the people in the group. When you put them together, "The group enjoyed themselves" means that the people in the group had a good time.

All the people were happy.

Meaning: This means that every single person in a group felt good or joyful. It's like saying, Every single person in the group had a smile on their face.

Choice of Words: All means every single one. The people means a group of humans. Were is the past tense of the verb be, which means to exist. Happy means feeling good or joyful. When you put them together, "All the people were happy" means that every single person in the group felt good or joyful.

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