Meaning: This sentence portrays a dog expressing joy by wagging its tail when we arrived.
Choice of Words: Wagged" means moved the tail back and forth. "Happily" describes the dog's positive emotion. "Arrival" refers to our coming to a place.
Alternative Expressions
The dog's tail swished excitedly when we came.
Meaning: This means the dog was excited to see us when we arrived.
Choice of Words: **Swished** means moved its tail back and forth quickly. **Excitedly** means the dog was feeling excited. **When we came** means when we arrived.
The dog greeted us with a wagging tail.
Meaning: This means the dog was happy to see us when we arrived.
Choice of Words: **Greeted** means welcomed us. **Wagging** means moving its tail back and forth quickly.