Meaning: The dog woke up from sleep and stretched its body.
Choice of Words:Woke up means stopped sleeping, and stretched means to extend one's body or limbs.
Alternative Expressions
The sleepy dog woke up and stretched its legs.
Meaning: This means that the dog was tired or wanting to sleep, and then stopped sleeping and became conscious again, and then extended or straightened out its legs.
Choice of Words:Sleepy is an adjective that describes something as being tired or wanting to sleep. Legs are the limbs of an animal that are used for walking or running. Stretched is a verb that means to extend or straighten out one's body or limbs.
The tired dog woke up with a big stretch.
Meaning: This means that the dog was lacking energy or enthusiasm, and then stopped sleeping and became conscious again, and then extended or straightened out its body or limbs.
Choice of Words:Tired is an adjective that describes something as being lacking energy or enthusiasm. With is a preposition that indicates that something is accompanied by something else. Stretch is a noun that refers to the act of extending or straightening out one's body or limbs.