The fish eats small insects and plants.

Meaning: This sentence is describing the diet of a fish. It's saying that the fish eats small, crawling animals and living things that grow in the ground.

Choice of Words: Insects are small, crawling animals. Plants are living things that grow in the ground. When you put them together, "small insects and plants" describes the type of food that the fish eats.

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