The ball bounced higher and higher.

Meaning: The ball kept going up and up into the air.

Choice of Words: Bounced is the past tense of the verb bounce, which means to move up and down quickly. Higher is an adjective that describes something that is at a greater height. Higher is used twice for emphasis.

Alternative Expressions

The ball kept bouncing up and up.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it emphasizes that the ball kept bouncing without stopping.

Choice of Words: The ball is the object that is bouncing. Kept is a verb that means to continue doing something. Bouncing is a verb that means to jump or spring up. Up is an adverb that means to a higher position. And is a conjunction that connects two words or phrases. When you put them together, the sentence means that the ball continued to bounce to a higher position each time.

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