Frogs croaked softly in the nearby marsh.

Meaning: Tailless amphibians made gentle sounds in the nearby wetland.

Choice of Words: Frogs are tailless amphibians that live in or near water. Croaked is the sound a frog makes. Softly means making a low, gentle sound.

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The frogs made a gentle sound in the nearby swamp.

Meaning: This means that the frogs were making a soft, quiet sound in the swamp that was near to where the speaker was.

Choice of Words: The frogs are the subject of the sentence, and made is the verb. A gentle sound is the object of the verb, and in the nearby swamp is a prepositional phrase that tells us where the sound was made.

The frogs were croaking quietly in the marsh nearby.

Meaning: This means that the frogs were making a soft, quiet sound in the marsh that was near to where the speaker was.

Choice of Words: The frogs are the subject of the sentence, and were croaking is the verb. Quietly is an adverb that tells us how the frogs were croaking, and in the marsh nearby is a prepositional phrase that tells us where the frogs were croaking.

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