Friends offered support during tough times.

Meaning: When friends provide assistance and encouragement during difficult situations.

Choice of Words: A friend is a person who you know well and trust. Offered means to present something to someone. Support means to provide assistance or encouragement. Tough times are difficult or challenging situations.

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My friends helped me when I was sad.

Meaning: This means that my friends were there for me when I was feeling down and helped me feel better.

Choice of Words: My friends are the people I care about and who care about me. Helped means to provide assistance or support. When refers to a specific time or occasion. I was sad means that I was feeling unhappy or low. When you put it all together, "My friends helped me when I was sad" means that my friends provided me with assistance or support when I was feeling unhappy or low.

People who care about me were there for me when things were hard.

Meaning: This means that the people who care about me were there for me when I needed them most.

Choice of Words: People who care about me are the people who love and support me. Were there for me means that they were present and available to help me. When refers to a specific time or occasion. Things were hard means that I was experiencing challenges or difficulties. When you put it all together, "People who care about me were there for me when things were hard" means that the people who love and support me were present and available to help me when I was experiencing challenges or difficulties.

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