Leaves change color in the autumn.

Meaning: This means that the flat, green parts of a plant become different in appearance during the season between summer and winter.

Choice of Words: Leaves are the flat, green parts of a plant that grow from the stem. Change means to become different. Color is the quality of an object that makes it appear different from others. Autumn is the season between summer and winter.

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The leaves change their outfits in the fall.

Meaning: This sentence is telling us that the leaves on trees and plants start to look different colors in the fall. It's like saying, The green leaves on the trees will start to turn yellow, orange, and red in the fall.

Choice of Words: Leaves are the green parts of a tree or plant. Change means to become different. Outfits are the clothes that someone wears. Fall is the season after summer and before winter, when the weather starts to get colder. When you put them together, "The leaves change their outfits in the fall" means that the leaves on trees and plants start to look different colors in the fall.

The leaves get a makeover in the autumn.

Meaning: This sentence is telling us that the leaves on trees and plants start to look different colors in the fall. It's like saying, The green leaves on the trees will start to turn yellow, orange, and red in the fall.

Choice of Words: Leaves are the green parts of a tree or plant. Get means to receive something. Makeover means to change the way something looks. Autumn is the season after summer and before winter, when the weather starts to get colder. When you put them together, "The leaves get a makeover in the autumn" means that the leaves on trees and plants start to look different colors in the fall.

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