The moon shimmered softly in the night sky.

Meaning: This means the moon was shining with a gentle, flickering light in the time between sunset and sunrise.

Choice of Words: Shimmered means to shine with a gentle, flickering light. Softly means in a gentle and delicate manner. Night is the time between sunset and sunrise.

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The moon shone softly in the night sky.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing the moon shining softly in the dark night sky, but it uses the word "shone" instead of "shimmered".

Choice of Words: The word "shone" means to give off light. The word "softly" means gently or quietly. The word "night" means the time of day when it is dark outside. The word "sky" means the space above the earth where we see the sun, moon, and stars.

The moon was shining softly in the night sky.

Meaning: This sentence is still describing the moon shining softly in the dark night sky, but it uses the verb "was" to indicate that this is a state that the moon is in.

Choice of Words: The word "was" is a verb that means to exist or to be in a certain state. The word "shining" means to give off light. The word "softly" means gently or quietly. The word "night" means the time of day when it is dark outside. The word "sky" means the space above the earth where we see the sun, moon, and stars.

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