Students listened carefully to the teacher's words.

Meaning: The students paid close attention to what the teacher was saying.

Choice of Words: Students are people who are studying in a school or a class. Listened means to pay attention to what someone is saying. Carefully means with great attention and effort. To indicates the direction or recipient of an action. Teacher's is the possessive form of teacher, indicating something belonging to the teacher. Words are the sounds or written symbols used in a language to express ideas.

Alternative Expressions

Students listened carefully to the teacher's words.

Meaning: This means that the students in the class were paying close attention to what the teacher was saying.

Choice of Words: Students are young people who go to school to learn. Listened means to pay attention to something with your ears. Carefully means to pay close attention and not get distracted. Teacher's is someone who teaches students in a school. Words are what people say or write to communicate.

The students were all ears for the teacher's lecture.

Meaning: This means that the students were paying very close attention to what the teacher was saying.

Choice of Words: Students are young people who go to school to learn. Were all ears means they were paying very close attention. Lecture is a talk or speech given by a teacher to students.

The teacher's words hung in the air as the students listened intently.

Meaning: This means that the students were paying very close attention to what the teacher was saying.

Choice of Words: Teacher's is someone who teaches students in a school. Words are what people say or write to communicate. Hung means to stay in the air or to be suspended. Intently means to pay close attention.

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