Soap kills nasty germs.

Meaning: Soap helps to kill germs that can make you sick.

Choice of Words: "Soap" is a substance used for washing and cleaning, "kills" means to end the life of something, and "nasty" means unpleasant or harmful. "Germs" are tiny living things that can make you sick.

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Use soap to wash your hands.

Meaning: This means that you should use soap to clean your hands. It's like saying, Washing your hands with soap helps to keep germs away.

Choice of Words: Use means to employ something for a purpose. Soap is a material used for cleaning, typically made from a combination of fats and alkali. To indicates the direction or purpose of an action. Wash means to clean something with water or another liquid. Your indicates that something belongs to you. Hands are the parts of the body at the end of the arms that you use to hold and touch things. When you put them together, "Use soap to wash your hands" is a statement about how to clean your hands using soap.

Washing your hands is important.

Meaning: This means that cleaning your hands is very important. It's like saying, Keeping your hands clean helps to prevent the spread of germs.

Choice of Words: Washing means to clean something with water or another liquid. Your indicates that something belongs to you. Hands are the parts of the body at the end of the arms that you use to hold and touch things. Is indicates the state of being or existence. Important means significant or of great value. When you put them together, "Washing your hands is important" is a statement about the significance of cleaning your hands.

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