Ripples spread across the still water.

Meaning: The movement of the dragonflies caused small waves to spread across the calm water of the pond.

Choice of Words: Ripples are small waves or disturbances on the surface of water. Spread means to extend or distribute over an area. Still describes water that is not moving or flowing.

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The water's surface was disturbed by ripples.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the top layer of the water was changed by small waves.

Choice of Words: Disturbed means to make something move or change from its original state. Surface is the top layer of something. Was is a verb that describes something that happened in the past.

The ripples danced across the water's surface.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the small waves moved across the top layer of the water in a graceful way.

Choice of Words: Danced is a verb that describes something that moves in a graceful way. Across means from one side to the other. Surface is the top layer of something.

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