He rode his bike to the park with his friends.

Meaning: This sentence describes someone who rode their bicycle to the park with their friends.

Choice of Words: Rode means to sit on and control a bicycle or motorcycle, bike is a short form of bicycle, to means in the direction of, park is a public area with trees, flowers, and often playgrounds, and friends are people you know and like.

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The boy cycled to the recreation ground with his companions.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words. It's like saying, A young boy used his bicycle to travel to a place where he could play and have fun with his friends.

Choice of Words: Boy is another word for a young male child. Cycled is a synonym for rode, meaning to operate a bicycle. Recreation ground is another way of saying park, which is a public green space for leisure activities. Companions is a formal word for friends, meaning people who you enjoy spending time with. When you put them together, "The boy cycled to the recreation ground with his companions" tells us that a young male child went to a park on his bicycle with people he likes.

He pedaled his bicycle to the public garden with his mates.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses different words. It's like saying, He used the pedals on his bicycle to travel to a place where he could play and have fun with his friends.

Choice of Words: Pedaled is a verb that means to push the pedals of a bicycle in order to make it move. Public garden is another way of saying park, which is a green space that is open to the public for recreation. Mates is an informal word for friends, meaning people who you like and trust. When you put them together, "He pedaled his bicycle to the public garden with his mates" tells us that someone went to a park on their bicycle with people they like.

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