Rain fell, plants grew, sun shone.

Meaning: This sentence describes a series of natural occurrences: rain falling, plants growing, and the sun shining.

Choice of Words: Fell is a verb describing the downward movement of rain. Grew is a verb describing the process of plants increasing in size. Shone is a verb describing the emission of light from the sun.

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• Rain fell and plants grew.
• Rain fell, plants grew tall.
• Rain fell, earth drank, plants grew.
• The rain fell gently on the thirsty plants.
• Rain fell gently on the thirsty plants.
• The rain fell from the sky and watered the plants.
• The rain fell gently, watering the plants.
• The rain fell and watered the plants.
• Rain fell gently, nourishing the plants.
• Rain fell on thirsty plants.