Shells crunch and scatter.

Meaning: The shells make a loud sound when they break and spread out in different directions.

Choice of Words: "Shells" are the hard outer coverings of some sea creatures, "crunch" means to make a loud, crackling sound, and "scatter" means to spread out in different directions. This sentence shows the sound and movement of the shells.

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The shells make a crunching sound and fly apart.

Meaning: This means that the shells are making a loud, breaking sound as they are stepped on or crushed and the pieces are flying apart in different directions.

Choice of Words: The shells are hard outer coverings of animals like snails or clams. Make is a verb that means to create or produce something. A crunching sound is a loud, breaking sound when something is stepped on or crushed. Fly apart means to move quickly in different directions. When you put them together, "The shells make a crunching sound and fly apart" is a description of what happens when shells are stepped on or crushed.

When you step on the shells, they break into pieces and go everywhere.

Meaning: This means that when you put your foot on the shells, they break into smaller pieces and the pieces move in all directions.

Choice of Words: When is a word that shows that something happens at the same time as something else. You is the person who is reading this sentence. Step on means to put your foot on something. The shells are hard outer coverings of animals like snails or clams. Break into pieces means to separate into smaller parts. Go everywhere means to move in all directions. When you put them together, "When you step on the shells, they break into pieces and go everywhere" is a description of what happens when you step on shells.

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