The children build a snowman in the yard.

Meaning: Young people put together a figure made of snow in the area of land around a house.

Choice of Words: Children are young people. Build means to put something together. Snowman is a figure made of snow, usually in the shape of a person. Yard is an area of land around a house.

Alternative Expressions

The kids made a snowman in the backyard.

Meaning: This means that a group of kids are putting together a snowman in the outside area around their house.

Choice of Words: The kids is another way to say The children. Made is another way to say build. A snowman is a figure made of snow, usually shaped like a human. In the backyard means the same as in the yard.

The children constructed a snowman in the garden.

Meaning: This means that a group of kids are putting together a snowman in the outside area around their house.

Choice of Words: The children means a group of kids. Constructed is a more formal way to say build. A snowman is a figure made of snow, usually shaped like a human. In the garden means the same as in the yard.

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