I planted flowers in my garden.

Meaning: This means to put a seed or young plant in the ground so that it can grow and produce colorful parts that attract insects for pollination.

Choice of Words: Plant means to put a seed or young plant in the ground so that it can grow. Flower is the colorful part of a plant that attracts insects for pollination.

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I put flowers in the ground in my yard.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that someone placed flowers in the ground in their yard. It's like saying, I put flowers in the dirt in my yard.

Choice of Words: I refers to the person doing the action. Put is a verb that means to place something somewhere. Flowers are the type of plant being placed. In shows the location of the placing. The shows that the ground is specific. Ground is the place where the flowers are being placed. In shows the location of the placing. My shows that the yard belongs to the person doing the placing. Yard is the place where the flowers are being placed.

I placed flowers in the dirt in my yard.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that someone carefully placed flowers in the dirt in their yard. It's like saying, I carefully put flowers in the dirt in my yard.

Choice of Words: I refers to the person doing the action. Placed is a verb that means to put something somewhere carefully. Flowers are the type of plant being placed. In shows the location of the placing. The shows that the dirt is specific. Dirt is the place where the flowers are being placed. In shows the location of the placing. My shows that the yard belongs to the person doing the placing. Yard is the place where the flowers are being placed.

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