The stars twinkled beautifully in the dark sky.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that the stars are shining in a beautiful way in the sky at night.

Choice of Words: The stars are the subject of the sentence. Twinkled is a verb that describes what the stars are doing. Beautifully is an adverb that tells us how the stars are twinkling. In is a preposition that tells us where the stars are twinkling. Dark sky is a noun that tells us where the stars are twinkling.

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