Meaning: The sun's light made the flowers look beautiful.
Choice of Words: Sun: the star at the center of our solar system. Shone: gave out light. Brightly: full of light.
Alternative Expressions
The sun was shining brightly on the flowers.
Meaning: This sentence describes the sun emitting a lot of light onto the flowers.
Choice of Words: The word "sun" refers to the star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat to the Earth. "Was shining" is the past tense of the verb "to shine", which means to emit light. "Brightly" means with a lot of light. "On" indicates that the light is falling directly onto the flowers. "Flowers" refers to the colorful and often fragrant reproductive structures of plants.
The sun shone brilliantly on the flowers.
Meaning: This sentence describes the sun emitting a lot of bright light onto the flowers.
Choice of Words: The word "sun" refers to the star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat to the Earth. "Shone" is the past tense of the verb "to shine", which means to emit light. "Brilliantly" means with a lot of brightness. "On" indicates that the light is falling directly onto the flowers. "Flowers" refers to the colorful and often fragrant reproductive structures of plants.
The sunlight illuminated the flowers.
Meaning: This sentence describes the sun's light making the flowers visible.
Choice of Words: The word "sunlight" refers to the light emitted by the sun. "Illuminated" means to light up or make something visible. "The" indicates that we are referring to a specific group of flowers. "Flowers" refers to the colorful and often fragrant reproductive structures of plants.