The sun shines on the clouds.

Meaning: This sentence describes the sun producing light that reaches the clouds.

Choice of Words: Sun is the star at the center of our solar system. Shines means to produce light. On means in a position touching or covering something.

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The clouds are lit up by the sun.

Meaning: This means that the sun is making the clouds brighter. It's like when you turn on a lamp in a dark room, and the room becomes brighter.

Choice of Words: The clouds are the white or gray puffy things in the sky that sometimes block the sun. Are lit up means to be made bright by light. By means something is happening because of something else. The sun is the big, bright ball in the sky that gives us light and warmth. When we put these words together, we get a sentence that describes how the clouds are becoming brighter because of the sun's light.

The sun's rays illuminate the clouds.

Meaning: This means that the sun is sending out lines of light that are making the clouds brighter. It's like when you use a flashlight to light up a dark corner, and the light makes the corner brighter.

Choice of Words: The sun's rays are the lines of light that come from the sun. Illuminate means to make something bright with light. The clouds are the white or gray puffy things in the sky that sometimes block the sun. When we put these words together, we get a sentence that describes how the sun's light is making the clouds brighter.

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