His talent was evident in his artwork.

Meaning: The natural ability or skill was clear or obvious within the piece of art created by him.

Choice of Words: Talent is a natural ability or skill, was is the past tense of the verb "to be," evident means clear or obvious, in means located within or surrounded by, his means belonging to him, artwork is a piece of art created by an artist.

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The boy's ability shone through in his paintings.

Meaning: This means he was very talented at painting, and his skill was obvious in the paintings he made.

Choice of Words: Ability is another word for talent or skill. Shone means to glow or be very bright. Paintings are pictures made using paint. When you put them together, "The boy's ability shone through in his paintings" means his skill was very clear in the paintings he made.

It was easy to see how talented he was from his drawings.

Meaning: This means his talent was very clear in the drawings he made, and anyone could see how skilled he was.

Choice of Words: Easy means not difficult. See means to look at something. Drawings are pictures made using pencils or crayons. When you put them together, "It was easy to see how talented he was from his drawings" means it was not hard to tell he was very skilled from the drawings he made.

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