Seagulls cried, fish jumped.

Meaning: The birds that live near the sea made a loud, sharp sound and the aquatic animals that live in water moved suddenly upwards.

Choice of Words: Seagulls: birds that live near the sea, cried: made a loud, sharp sound, fish: aquatic animals that live in water, jumped: moved suddenly upwards.

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The seagulls were making a loud noise, and the fish were leaping out of the water.

Meaning: This sentence is describing what seagulls and fish were doing in the past. The seagulls were making a loud noise, and the fish were leaping out of the water.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific group of seagulls and fish. Were is used to indicate that the action was happening in the past. Making is used to describe the action of the seagulls. Loud describes the volume of the noise. Noise is used to describe the sound that the seagulls were making. And is used to connect the two clauses in the sentence. Leaping describes the action of the fish. Out describes the direction of the fish's movement. Of is used to indicate the location of the fish's movement.

There were seagulls crying and fish jumping.

Meaning: This sentence is describing what seagulls and fish were doing in the past. There were seagulls crying and fish jumping.

Choice of Words: There is used to indicate the location of the seagulls and fish. Were is used to indicate that the action was happening in the past. Crying describes the action of the seagulls. And is used to connect the two clauses in the sentence. Jumping describes the action of the fish.

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