Insects crawl on leaves.

Meaning: Small creatures with six legs move on the flat green parts of plants.

Choice of Words: Insects are small creatures with six legs. Crawl is a verb that describes the way insects move on the ground or on other surfaces. Leaves are the flat green parts of plants.

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The bugs creep on the leaves.

Meaning: This means that insects move slowly and carefully on the green things that grow on trees and plants.

Choice of Words: Bugs are another word for insects. Creep means to move slowly and carefully. Leaves are the green things that grow on trees and plants. When you put them together, "The bugs creep on the leaves" means that insects move slowly and carefully on the green things that grow on trees and plants.

The insects scurry across the leaves.

Meaning: This means that insects move quickly and lightly from one side to the other of the green things that grow on trees and plants.

Choice of Words: Insects are small creatures that have six legs. Scurry means to move quickly and lightly. Across means from one side to the other. Leaves are the green things that grow on trees and plants. When you put them together, "The insects scurry across the leaves" means that insects move quickly and lightly from one side to the other of the green things that grow on trees and plants.

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