The dog dug a hole in the backyard.

Meaning: The dog made an empty space in the ground in the area behind its home.

Choice of Words: Dug means to make a hole in the ground with a tool or your hands. Hole is an empty space in the ground. Backyard is the area of land behind a house.

Alternative Expressions

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