Petals opened wide to greet it.

Meaning: The flower's petals spread apart to welcome the butterfly.

Choice of Words: Petals are the colorful parts of a flower that surround the center. Opened means they moved apart to make space. Wide describes how far apart they moved. Greet means to welcome or show pleasure at meeting someone or something.

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The flower's petals spread open wide to welcome the sunshine.

Meaning: This means that the flower is happy to see the sunshine and is opening its petals to let the sunshine in.

Choice of Words: Flower is a plant that has beautiful and colorful petals. Petals are the parts of a flower that are shaped like leaves and can be different colors. Spread open means to move apart or away from each other, making something wider. Welcome means to greet someone or something with pleasure or joy. Sunshine is the light and heat that comes from the sun. When you put them together, this sentence describes how the flower's petals opened wide to let the sunshine in.

The petals of the flower opened up like a big hug to greet the sun.

Meaning: This means that the flower is happy to see the sun and is opening its petals wide to welcome it, like a big hug.

Choice of Words: Petals are the parts of a flower that are shaped like leaves and can be different colors. Opened up means to move apart or away from each other, making something wider. Like a big hug means to wrap your arms around someone or something in a loving way. Greet means to welcome someone or something with pleasure or joy. Sun is the light and heat that comes from the sun. When you put them together, this sentence describes how the flower's petals opened wide to welcome the sun, like a big hug.

The flower's petals unfolded like a beautiful dance to greet the sun.

Meaning: This means that the flower is happy to see the sun and is opening its petals in a beautiful and graceful way to welcome it.

Choice of Words: Flower is a plant that has beautiful and colorful petals. Petals are the parts of a flower that are shaped like leaves and can be different colors. Unfolded means to open up or spread out, like a flower. Like a beautiful dance means to move in a graceful and elegant way. Greet means to welcome someone or something with pleasure or joy. Sun is the light and heat that comes from the sun. When you put them together, this sentence describes how the flower's petals opened up like a beautiful dance to welcome the sun.

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