The ice melted quickly in the sun.

Meaning: The solid ice changed to a liquid in a short amount of time because of the heat from the sun.

Choice of Words: Melted is the past tense of melt, which means to change from a solid to a liquid. Quickly means in a short amount of time. Sun is the star at the center of our solar system.

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The cold ice became water under the warm sun's rays.

Meaning: The cold, solid ice changed into liquid water because of the sun's warm rays.

Choice of Words: **Cold** means the ice was not warm, **became** means it changed to something else, **water** is the liquid that comes from melted ice, **under** means the sun's rays were above the ice, and **rays** are lines of light and heat from the sun.

As the sun shone brightly, the icy block transformed into a puddle.

Meaning: When the sun's strong light hit the ice, it melted and turned into a puddle of water.

Choice of Words: **Shone** means the sun was giving off light, **brightly** means the light was strong, **icy block** is a solid piece of ice, **transformed** means it changed shape and form, and **puddle** is a small pool of water.

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