Parents beamed with pride at child's achievements.

Meaning: The parents were very happy and proud of what their child had done.

Choice of Words: Parents are the people who have a child. Beamed means to smile broadly, especially because you are very happy or proud. Pride is a feeling of happiness and satisfaction because of something you have done or achieved. Achievements are things that you have done successfully. This sentence shows how proud the parents were of their child's success.

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Parents were very happy and proud of their child's accomplishments.

Meaning: This means that the parents were very happy and proud of the things that their child had done well.

Choice of Words: Parents refers to the adults who are raising the child. Were indicates that this is something that happened in the past. Very is an adverb that means "to a great extent." Happy means feeling joy or pleasure. Proud means feeling a sense of satisfaction or accomplishment. Their shows that the happiness and pride belongs to the parents. Child's indicates that the accomplishments belong to the child. Accomplishments are things that have been successfully completed.

The parents' faces lit up with joy when they saw their child's accomplishments.

Meaning: This means that the parents' faces became very happy and joyful when they saw the things that their child had done well.

Choice of Words: Parents' shows that the faces belong to the parents. Faces refers to the front of the head where the eyes, nose, and mouth are. Lit means to become bright or filled with light. Up indicates that the faces became brighter. With means accompanied by. Joy is a feeling of great pleasure or happiness. When indicates that the faces lit up at the same time as the parents saw their child's accomplishments. They refers to the parents. Saw means to use the eyes to look at something. Their shows that the accomplishments belong to the child. Child's indicates that the accomplishments belong to the child. Accomplishments are things that have been successfully completed.

The parents couldn't hide their pride in their child's accomplishments.

Meaning: This means that the parents were so proud of the things that their child had done well that they couldn't keep it a secret.

Choice of Words: Parents refers to the adults who are raising the child. Couldn't means that they were unable to do something. Hide means to keep something secret or out of sight. Their shows that the pride belongs to the parents. Pride is a feeling of satisfaction or accomplishment. In indicates that the pride is related to the child's accomplishments. Their shows that the accomplishments belong to the child. Child's indicates that the accomplishments belong to the child. Accomplishments are things that have been successfully completed.

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