Hold adult's hand while crossing.

Meaning: This means that you should hold the hand of an adult while crossing the street.

Choice of Words: Adult is a person who is fully grown. Hand is the part of your body at the end of your arm. Crossing means moving across something, like a street.

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Hold adult's hand while crossing.

Meaning: This means that you should keep your hand in the hand of an adult when you are crossing the street. It's like saying, Make sure to hold an adult's hand tightly when you are crossing the street.

Choice of Words: Hold means to grasp or grip something firmly. Adult refers to a fully grown person. Hand is the part of the body at the end of the arm that you use to hold things. While means during the time that something else is happening. Crossing means moving from one side of a street or road to the other. When you put them together, "Hold adult's hand while crossing" means to keep your hand in the hand of an adult while you are crossing the street.

Stay close to an adult when crossing.

Meaning: This means that you should stay near an adult when you are crossing the street. It's like saying, Make sure to stay near an adult when you are crossing the street.

Choice of Words: Stay means to remain in a particular place or condition. Close means to be near or next to something. Adult refers to a fully grown person. When means at the time that something else happens. Crossing means moving from one side of a street or road to the other. When you put them together, "Stay close to an adult when crossing" means to remain near an adult while you are crossing the street.

Don't run across the street alone.

Meaning: This means that you should not cross the street by yourself. It's like saying, Make sure you don't cross the street by yourself.

Choice of Words: Don't is a contraction of the words "do" and "not" and means to not do something. Run means to move quickly using your feet. Across means from one side of something to the other. Street is a paved road for vehicles. Alone means without anyone else. When you put them together, "Don't run across the street alone" means to not move quickly using your feet from one side of the street to the other without anyone else.

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