He made a snowball and threw it at a tree.

Meaning: This sentence describes the small male child creating a ball made of packed snow and sending it through the air with a quick motion of the arm in the direction of a tree.

Choice of Words: Made means to create or construct something. Snowball is a ball made of packed snow. Threw means to send something through the air with a quick motion of the arm. At means in the direction of or towards something.

Alternative Expressions

The boy fashioned a snowball and propelled it towards the tree.

Meaning: This sentence describes a boy who created a ball of snow and then launched it with force towards a tree. It uses more formal language than the first sentence.

Choice of Words: The is a definite article that refers to a specific noun. Boy is a noun that refers to a male child. Fashioned is a verb that means to create something. A is an indefinite article that means one. Snowball is a noun that refers to a ball of snow. And is a conjunction that connects two ideas. Propelled is a verb that means to launch something with force. It is a pronoun that refers to the snowball. Towards is a preposition that indicates a direction. The is a definite article that refers to a specific noun. Tree is a noun that refers to a large plant with a trunk and branches.

The lad crafted a snowball and hurled it at the tree.

Meaning: This sentence describes a boy who created a ball of snow with skill and then threw it with great force at a tree. It uses even more formal language than the second sentence.

Choice of Words: The is a definite article that refers to a specific noun. Lad is a noun that refers to a young boy. Crafted is a verb that means to create something with skill. A is an indefinite article that means one. Snowball is a noun that refers to a ball of snow. And is a conjunction that connects two ideas. Hurled is a verb that means to throw something with great force. It is a pronoun that refers to the snowball. At is a preposition that indicates a location or direction. The is a definite article that refers to a specific noun. Tree is a noun that refers to a large plant with a trunk and branches.

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