Ocean water is salty to taste.

Meaning: This means that the water in the ocean tastes like salt.

Choice of Words: Salty means tasting like salt. Taste means to experience the flavor of something with your tongue.

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The ocean's water is full of salt.

Meaning: This means that there is a lot of salt dissolved in the ocean's water. It's like when you add salt to a glass of water and stir it until it dissolves.

Choice of Words: Ocean's shows that the water belongs to the ocean. Water is a liquid that we drink and use to wash things. Full means having a lot of something inside. Salt is a white substance that we use to add flavor to food.

If you drink ocean water, it will taste salty.

Meaning: This means that if you take a sip of water from the ocean, it will have a salty taste because of the salt dissolved in it. It's like when you taste a drop of salt water from the beach.

Choice of Words: If shows that something will happen if a condition is met. Drink means to swallow a liquid. Ocean is a large body of salt water that covers most of the Earth. Water is a liquid that we drink and use to wash things. Salty means having a taste like salt. Taste means to experience the flavor of something with your tongue.

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