Moonbeams danced on the water's surface.

Meaning: The moonlight was reflecting on the surface of the water and it looked like the light was dancing.

Choice of Words: Moonbeams are the rays of light that come from the moon. Danced means to move in a graceful way. Water's shows that the water is the owner of the surface. Surface is the top part of something. When you put them together, the sentence means that the moon's rays of light were moving gracefully on the top of the water.

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