The bright sun shone down on the sparkling lake.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sun shining on a lake.

Choice of Words: Bright means full of light or shining. Sun refers to the star at the center of our solar system. Shone means to give out light. Down means from a higher to a lower place. Sparkling means shining with many small lights. Lake refers to a large body of water surrounded by land.

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The sun was shining brightly on the lake that sparkled.

Meaning: This means that the sun was very shiny and was shining its light on the lake. The lake was sparkling because the sun's light was reflecting off the water.

Choice of Words: The sun is a star that gives us light and heat. "Shining" means to give off light. "Brightly" means very shiny or full of light. A "lake" is a large body of water surrounded by land. "Sparkled" means to shine with tiny flashes of light.

The lake sparkled as the bright sun shone down on it.

Meaning: This means that the sun was very shiny and was shining its light down on the lake. The lake was sparkling because the sun's light was reflecting off the water.

Choice of Words: A "lake" is a large body of water surrounded by land. "Sparkled" means to shine with tiny flashes of light. The sun is a star that gives us light and heat. "Bright" means very shiny or full of light. "Shone" means to give off light. "Down" means from a higher place to a lower place.

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