The family went camping in the mountains.

Meaning: This sentence means that people who are related to each other moved from one place to another to spend a night or more outdoors, typically in a tent, in a large, natural elevation of the earth's surface.

Choice of Words: Family is a group of people who are related to each other. Went means to move from one place to another. Camping is the activity of spending a night or more outdoors, typically in a tent. Mountains are large, natural elevations of the earth's surface.

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