The monkey jumped from branch to branch.

Meaning:

Choice of Words: Jumped means to move quickly off the ground or a surface by pushing oneself upwards. From means starting at a particular place or time. Branch is a part of a tree that grows out from the trunk. To means moving towards a particular place or person.

Alternative Expressions

The monkey hopped from limb to limb.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, that the monkey was moving from one branch of a tree to another branch. The monkey was jumping from one branch to another branch.

Choice of Words: Monkey is a kind of animal that lives in trees. Hopped means to jump with both feet together. Limb is a branch of a tree. To shows direction or movement. When you put them together, "The monkey hopped from limb to limb" tells us that the monkey was moving from one branch of a tree to another.

The monkey swung from branch to branch.

Meaning: This means that the monkey was moving from one branch of a tree to another branch by swinging. The monkey was using its arms to move from one branch to another branch.

Choice of Words: Monkey is a kind of animal that lives in trees. Swung means to move back and forth in the air. Branch is a part of a tree that sticks out from the trunk. To shows direction or movement. When you put them together, "The monkey swung from branch to branch" tells us that the monkey was moving from one branch of a tree to another.

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