The bird flew high above the trees.

Meaning: This sentence describes a bird that is moving through the air at a great height, over a group of trees.

Choice of Words: Flew is a verb that describes the bird's movement, and high is an adjective that tells us how far up the bird was flying. Above is a preposition that tells us where the bird was flying in relation to the trees, and trees is a noun that names the things that the bird was flying over.

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