Meaning: This sentence is describing the sun that is coming out and drying the puddles.
Choice of Words: The words "sun", "came", "dried", "puddles" are all related to the idea of the sun coming out and drying the puddles.
Alternative Expressions
The sun shone and evaporated the water from the puddles.
Meaning: This sentence describes how the sun emitted light and caused the water in the puddles to change from a liquid to a gas, making the puddles dry.
Choice of Words: The sun is the star at the center of our solar system that provides us with light and heat. Shone means to emit light or brightness. Evaporated means to change from a liquid to a gas. Water is a clear, colorless liquid that is essential for life. Puddles are small pools of water that form on the ground after rain or other precipitation.
The sun's rays warmed the puddles and turned the water into vapor.
Meaning: This sentence describes how the sun's rays increased the temperature of the puddles and caused the water to change from a liquid to a gas, making the puddles dry.
Choice of Words: The sun's rays are the beams of light and heat that come from the sun. Warmed means to make something warmer. Turned means to change or convert something into something else. Water is a clear, colorless liquid that is essential for life. Vapor is a gas that is formed when a liquid or solid is heated.