Legends lived on through generations.

Meaning: Famous stories continued to be told for many years.

Choice of Words: Legends means stories about famous people or events. Lived means existed or continued to exist. On means in a continuing state or condition. Through means from one side to the other. Generations means all the people born and living at about the same time.

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Myths are stories that have been passed down from generation to generation.

Meaning: This sentence means that the stories have been told and retold over many generations.

Choice of Words: Myths are traditional stories or beliefs that are often based on imagination rather than fact. Passed down means transmitted or handed over from one generation to another. Generation refers to a group of people born around the same time who share a common ancestry or culture.

Folk tales are stories that have been passed down through generations by word of mouth.

Meaning: This sentence means that the stories have been told and retold by people over many generations.

Choice of Words: Folk tales are traditional stories that are passed down orally from one generation to another. Passed down means transmitted or handed over from one generation to another. Generations refers to a group of people born around the same time who share a common ancestry or culture. Word of mouth refers to the oral tradition of passing down stories and information through speech.

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