Ice melts in the sun.

Meaning: When the sun shines on ice, it turns into water.

Choice of Words: Ice is frozen water, melts means to change from a solid to a liquid, and sun is the bright object in the sky that gives us light and warmth.

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The sun makes the ice become water.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. It's saying that when the sun shines on ice, it makes the ice turn into water.

Choice of Words: Sun is the big, hot star in the sky that gives us light and heat, Makes means to cause something to happen, and Water is the clear liquid that we drink. When you put them together, this sentence tells us that the sun's heat causes the ice to turn into water.

When it's hot outside, the ice turns into a puddle.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences. It's saying that when it's warm outside, the ice will melt and turn into water.

Choice of Words: Hot means very warm, Outside means not inside a building, and Puddle is a small pool of water on the ground. When you put them together, this sentence tells us that when it's very warm outside, the ice will melt and turn into a puddle of water.

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