Meaning: This sentence describes a boy using his foot to send the ball flying up into the air.
Choice of Words: Kicked means to strike or hit something with your foot, and the sky is the vast expanse above the earth.
Alternative Expressions
The wee lad booted the sphere up into the heavens.
Meaning: This sentence also describes a young boy who kicked a ball high into the air. However, the use of more sophisticated and complex language makes it more difficult for children to understand.
Choice of Words: The words wee, lad, booted, sphere, up, and heavens are all more sophisticated than the words in the original sentence. This sentence is also more complex and challenging to understand.
The diminutive male child propelled the spherical object vertically into the celestial expanse.
Meaning: This sentence also describes a young boy who kicked a ball high into the air. However, the use of very sophisticated and complex language makes it very difficult for children to understand.
Choice of Words: The words diminutive, male, child, propelled, spherical, object, vertically, celestial, and expanse are all very sophisticated and difficult for children to understand. This sentence is also very complex and challenging to follow.