Petals fell gently to ground.

Meaning: The colorful parts of the flower dropped down to the surface of the earth in a soft and careful way.

Choice of Words: Petals: the colorful parts of a flower. Fell: dropped down. Gently: in a soft and careful way. Ground: the surface of the earth.

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Flower pieces floated down to the dirt.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe the petals and their movement.

Choice of Words: Flower pieces is another way to say petals. Floated means to move smoothly and gently through the air or water. Down means to move from a higher place to a lower place. Dirt is another word for ground. When you put these words together, you get a similar picture of flower petals falling slowly and softly to the ground.

The flower's petals drifted to the earth.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to describe the petals and their movement.

Choice of Words: Drifted means to move slowly and gently in the air or water. Earth is another word for ground. When you put these words together, you get a picture of flower petals moving slowly and gently through the air and landing on the ground.

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