Girl rides bike quickly down the street.

Meaning: A girl sat on and controlled a vehicle with two wheels that is powered by a person pedaling while moving quickly down a public road in a city, town, or village.

Choice of Words: Rides means to sit on and control a bicycle, horse, or other animal while moving. Bike is a vehicle with two wheels that is powered by a person pedaling. Street is a public road in a city, town, or village.

Alternative Expressions

A girl is biking fast on the road.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the first one, but it uses different words to describe the same thing. It's like saying, There is one girl who is riding her bike very quickly on the road.

Choice of Words: A means one. Girl is a young female person. Is means to exist or to be in a certain state. Biking means to ride a bicycle. Fast means to move quickly. On means to be in a position of touching or resting upon something. Road is a paved area where vehicles can travel. When you put all these words together, it makes a sentence that describes a girl riding her bike fast on a road.

The young lady pedals her bicycle swiftly along the thoroughfare.

Meaning: This sentence is a more formal way of saying the same thing as the first two sentences. It uses more sophisticated words to describe the same action. It's like saying, The specific young woman is using her feet to make her bicycle move very quickly in the same direction as the road.

Choice of Words: The means a specific one. Young means not old. Lady is a polite word for a woman. Pedals means to use your feet to make a bicycle move. Bicycle is a two-wheeled vehicle with pedals that you can ride. Swiftly means to move quickly. Along means in the same direction as something else. Thoroughfare is a formal word for a road or street. When you put all these words together, it makes a sentence that describes a young woman riding her bike fast down a street.

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