Rabbit lived, fox starved, rabbit survived.

Meaning: The rabbit was able to survive, while the fox died from hunger. The rabbit was able to find food and shelter, while the fox was unable to.

Choice of Words: Lived means to continue to exist. Starved means to die or suffer from hunger. Survived means to continue to live after a dangerous or difficult experience.

Alternative Expressions

The rabbit stayed alive, but the fox died because it couldn't find enough food.

Meaning: This sentence tells us the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words to describe what happened.

Choice of Words: Stayed alive is another way to say survived. Died means to stop living. Couldn't is a contraction of the words could and not. It means that the fox was not able to do something.

The rabbit was able to keep living, but the fox wasn't able to because it didn't have enough food.

Meaning: This sentence tells us the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to describe what happened.

Choice of Words: Keep living is another way to say survived. Wasn't able to is another way to say couldn't. Didn't have enough means that there was not enough food for the fox.

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