The cans are crushed to save space.

Meaning: This means that the cans are pressed until they become smaller so that they take up less room.

Choice of Words: Crush means to press something until it becomes smaller or flatter. Save means to keep something from being lost or wasted. Space is the amount of room available.

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The cans are squished to make more room.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, that the cans are being made smaller to create more space. It's like when you squish a ball of paper to make it fit in a smaller box.

Choice of Words: Squished is another word for crushed, which means to make something smaller by pressing or squeezing it. Make means to create or produce something. Room refers to the space available. When we put these words together, it tells us that the cans are being made smaller to create more space.

They're crushing the cans to save space.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, that someone is making the cans smaller to create more space. It's like when you see a garbage truck crushing cans to make them take up less space in the truck.

Choice of Words: They're is a contraction of the words they and are. Crushing is the present participle of the verb crush, which means to break something into smaller pieces by squeezing or pressing it. Save means to keep something from being lost or wasted. Space refers to the area or volume available. When we put these words together, it tells us that someone is making the cans smaller to create more space.

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