Sunflowers bowed their heads in the rain.

Meaning: Sunflowers bent their heads down because of the rain.

Choice of Words: Bowed means to bend or lower oneself. Sunflowers are tall plants with large, yellow flowers that face the sun. Rain is water that falls from the sky.

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The sunflowers lowered their heads because of the rain.

Meaning: This means that the sunflowers bent their heads downward due to the rain. It's like saying, The sunflowers' heads went down when it started raining.

Choice of Words: Lowered is a verb that means to move something to a lower position. Heads refers to the flower heads of the sunflowers. Because of means that something happened as a result of something else. Rain refers to the water droplets falling from the sky.

The sunflowers bent their heads towards the ground as it rained.

Meaning: This means that the sunflowers tilted their heads towards the ground while it was raining. It's like saying, When the rain came, the sunflowers' heads pointed downwards.

Choice of Words: Bent is a verb that means to make something curve or change its shape. Towards means in the direction of something. Ground refers to the surface of the earth. As means at the same time as something else happened. Rained is the past tense of the verb 'rain', which means water droplets fell from the sky.

The sunflowers drooped their heads in the rain.

Meaning: This means that the sunflowers' heads became droopy and hung down during the rain. It's like saying, The sunflowers' heads became floppy and pointed towards the ground when it rained.

Choice of Words: Drooped is a verb that means to hang down or become limp. Heads refers to the flower heads of the sunflowers. In means surrounded by something. Rain refers to the water droplets falling from the sky.

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