The constellations formed familiar shapes in the night sky.

Meaning: The groups of stars in the night sky made shapes that we know and recognize.

Choice of Words: Constellations are groups of stars that form recognizable patterns. Familiar means well-known or easily recognized. The sentence describes how the stars in the night sky can be connected to create shapes that are familiar to us, such as animals, objects, or mythical creatures.

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The stars made pictures in the dark sky.

Meaning: This means that the stars in the sky were arranged in a way that made them look like pictures.

Choice of Words: Stars are bright objects in the sky that twinkle at night. Made means to create or put something together. Pictures are images that show us something. Dark means without light. Sky is the space above our heads where we see the sun, moon, and stars.

The groups of stars looked like things we know.

Meaning: This means that the stars in the sky were arranged in a way that made them look like familiar objects or things that we know.

Choice of Words: Groups means a number of things that are together. Stars are bright objects in the sky that twinkle at night. Looked means to see something. Like means similar to. Things are objects or items. Know means to be familiar with something.

The stars in the sky made shapes that we could recognize.

Meaning: This means that the stars in the sky were arranged in a way that made them look like recognizable shapes.

Choice of Words: Stars are bright objects in the sky that twinkle at night. Sky is the space above our heads where we see the sun, moon, and stars. Made means to create or put something together. Shapes are the outlines of objects. Recognize means to know or identify something.

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