The children played happily in the playground.

Meaning: The sentence describes children engaging in an activity for enjoyment or recreation in a joyful or contented manner in an area set aside for children to play in.

Choice of Words: Played is a simple past tense verb that means to engage in an activity for enjoyment or recreation. Happily means in a joyful or contented manner. In is a preposition that indicates a location or position. The is a definite article that refers to a specific thing. Playground is an area set aside for children to play in.

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