Morning sun wakes child with gentle rays.

Meaning: The light from the sun in the early part of the day causes the child to wake up.

Choice of Words: Morning is the first part of the day, from sunrise to noon. Sun is the star that provides light and heat to the Earth. Wakes means to cause someone to stop sleeping. Child is a young person. Rays are lines of light or heat coming from the sun.

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The sun's rays gently awaken the sleeping child.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the sun's rays gently wake up a child who is sleeping.

Choice of Words: Rays are lines of light or heat coming from the sun. Gently means kind and not harsh. Awaken means to rouse from sleep. Sleeping means in a state of sleep. Child is a young person.

As the sun rises, its warm rays gently rouse the child from slumber.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the sun's rays gently wake up a child who is sleeping as the sun rises.

Choice of Words: As introduces a dependent clause that provides additional information. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat. Rises means to move upward in the sky. Warm means having a comfortable or moderately high temperature. Rays are lines of light or heat coming from the sun. Gently means kind and not harsh. Rouse means to wake up. Slumber is a light sleep.

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