Sunlight bounced off the sea.

Meaning: This means the sunlight hit the sea and then moved quickly away from it.

Choice of Words: Bounced means to move quickly away from a surface after hitting it. Off is a preposition that means moving away from something. When you put them together, "Bounced off" means to move quickly away from a surface after hitting it.

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The sun's rays danced on the ocean.

Meaning: This means that the sunlight was shining and reflecting off of the ocean in a way that made it look like it was dancing.

Choice of Words: Rays are lines of light or heat that come from the sun. Danced means to move in a graceful and lively way. Ocean is a very large body of salt water. When you put them together, "The sun's rays danced on the ocean" means that the lines of light and heat from the sun moved in a graceful and lively way on the ocean.

The sunlight sparkled on the water.

Meaning: This means that the sunlight was reflecting off of the water in a way that made it look like it was sparkling.

Choice of Words: Sparkled means to shine with a lot of small, bright lights. Water is a clear liquid that makes up most of the earth's surface. When you put them together, "The sunlight sparkled on the water" means that the sunlight was shining on the water and making it look like it had a lot of small, bright lights.

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