The firefighters' bravery saved lives that day.

Meaning: The firefighters' bravery protected people from harm and saved their lives that day.

Choice of Words: Bravery is the quality of being brave and not being afraid of danger. Saved means to protect someone or something from harm or danger. Lives is the plural form of life, which is the existence of a person or animal.

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The firefighters were very brave and they saved people's lives that day.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it emphasizes that the firefighters were very brave.

Choice of Words: Firefighters are people whose job is to put out fires and help people in danger. Were is a verb that means something happened in the past. Very brave means they had a lot of courage and weren't afraid. Saved means to keep someone from harm or danger. People's lives means the lives of many people. That day means on a particular day in the past.

The bravery of the firefighters saved lives on that day.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it emphasizes the bravery of the firefighters.

Choice of Words: Bravery means having courage and not being afraid, even when things are dangerous. Of shows that something belongs to something else. Firefighters are people whose job is to put out fires and help people in danger. Saved means to keep someone from harm or danger. Lives means people's lives. On that day means on a particular day in the past.

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