Friends race by on bikes.

Meaning: This sentence describes the boy's friends also riding bikes in the park.

Choice of Words: Friends are people who like each other and spend time together, race means to compete in speed, by indicates passing, on indicates a surface or position, and bikes are two-wheeled vehicles.

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Friends ride bikes quickly.

Meaning: This sentence describes a group of friends who are riding their bikes at a fast pace.

Choice of Words: Friends are people you know and like. Ride means to sit on and control a bicycle or other vehicle. Bikes are vehicles with two wheels that you ride. Quickly means moving or happening at a fast pace.

My friends are racing their bikes.

Meaning: This sentence describes a group of friends who are competing against each other to see who can ride their bikes the fastest.

Choice of Words: My shows that the friends belong to the speaker. Friends are people you know and like. Are racing means they are competing against each other to see who can go the fastest. Their bikes are the bicycles that they own and are riding.

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