Suddenly, the ball rolled under the couch.

Meaning: This sentence describes something happening without warning and moving by turning over and over on a surface. It's like saying, All of a sudden, something started moving by turning over and over on a surface.

Choice of Words: Suddenly is an adverb that means happening or appearing without warning. Rolled is a verb that means to move by turning over and over on a surface. When you put them together, "suddenly rolled" means that something happened without warning and moved by turning over and over on a surface.

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