The children enjoyed a picnic under the shady tree.

Meaning: The children were happy eating a meal outdoors while being protected from the sun by a tree.

Choice of Words: Enjoyed means to take pleasure in something. Picnic is a meal eaten outdoors. Under means beneath or below something. Shady means providing shade or protection from the sun.

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The kids had fun eating outside by the tree that provided shade.

Meaning: This means that the young people enjoyed their meal outdoors, near the large plant with a trunk and branches that protected them from the sun.

Choice of Words: Kids is another word for children. Fun means to enjoy something. Eating means to put food in your mouth and chew and swallow it. Outside means not inside a building. By means near or next to something. Tree is a large woody plant with a trunk and branches. Provided means to give or make something available. Shade means to protect from the sun.

The young ones liked their meal in the park under the big tree that kept them cool.

Meaning: This means that the young people enjoyed their meal in the public area with grass, trees, and often a playground, under the large plant with a trunk and branches that kept them not hot.

Choice of Words: Young ones is another way to say children. Liked means to enjoy something. Meal means food that you eat. Park is a public area with grass, trees, and often a playground. Under means beneath or below something. Big means large in size. Tree is a large woody plant with a trunk and branches. Kept means to continue to have or hold something. Cool means not hot.

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