The flowers smiled brightly at the sun.

Meaning: This sentence describes flowers turning their faces towards the sun, as if they are smiling at it.

Choice of Words: Flowers are plants with colorful petals and a sweet scent. Smiled is a verb that means to show happiness by turning up the corners of your mouth. Brightly means with a lot of light or color. At means in the direction of or facing. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system.

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The flowers were happy to see the sun.

Meaning: This sentence also describes how the flowers are happy to see the sun. It's like saying, The flowers felt good because they could see the sun.

Choice of Words: Flowers are plants that grow in the ground and have petals. Were is a verb that means to exist or to be in a certain state. Happy means feeling or showing pleasure or contentment. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system that gives us light and heat. When you put them together, "The flowers were happy to see the sun" means that the flowers were pleased to see the sun.

The flowers liked the sun.

Meaning: This sentence describes how the flowers enjoyed the sun. It's like saying, The flowers thought the sun was nice and made them feel good.

Choice of Words: Flowers are plants that grow in the ground and have petals. Liked is a verb that means to have a positive feeling towards something. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system that gives us light and heat. When you put them together, "The flowers liked the sun" means that the flowers enjoyed the presence of the sun.

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