Meaning: This means that the snake was moving smoothly along the ground through the type of plant that grows on the ground.
Choice of Words: Snake is a long, thin animal with no legs. Slithered means to move smoothly along the ground. Grass is a type of plant that grows on the ground.
Alternative Expressions
The snake slithered through the grass.
Meaning: This means that the snake was moving from one side of the grass to the other by sliding its body along the ground.
Choice of Words:The is a definite article that indicates that we are talking about a specific snake. Through is a preposition that indicates that the snake is moving from one side of the grass to the other. When you add the and through to the original sentence, you get a more specific description of how the snake is moving.
A snake slithered across the grass.
Meaning: This means that the snake was moving from one side of the grass to the other by sliding its body along the ground, but we don't know which specific snake it is.
Choice of Words:A is an indefinite article that indicates that we are talking about any snake. Across is a preposition that indicates that the snake is moving from one side of the grass to the other, but in a more general way than through. When you add a and across to the original sentence, you get a more general description of how the snake is moving.