The bull snorted and pawed the ground.

Meaning: The bull made a loud breathing sound through its nose and moved its hooves on the ground.

Choice of Words: The bull is the subject of the sentence. Snorted is a verb that describes the bull's loud breathing through its nose. And is a conjunction that joins two clauses. Pawed is a verb that describes the bull's scraping of the ground with its hooves. The is an article that refers to a specific ground. Ground is the object of the verb "pawed".

Alternative Expressions

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