Meaning: Lightning made a bright light and the night became bright.
Choice of Words: Lightning flashed - lightning made a bright light, night lit - the night became bright
Alternative Expressions
The lightning flashed, and the night was lit.
Meaning: This means that there was a lightning flash that made the night sky very bright.
Choice of Words:Lightning is the bright flash of light in the sky during a storm. Flashed means that it happened very quickly. The is used to refer to a specific thing. Night is the time when it is dark outside. Was lit means that something was giving off light. So, this sentence is describing a lightning flash that lit up the night sky.
There was a flash of lightning, and the night sky was illuminated.
Meaning: This means that there was a lightning flash that made the night sky very bright.
Choice of Words:There is used to indicate the existence of something. Was is a form of the verb "to be". A flash is a sudden burst of light. Lightning is the bright flash of light in the sky during a storm. Illuminated means that something is lit up. So, this sentence is describing a lightning flash that lit up the night sky.