The sun shone brightly through the leaves.

Meaning: The star in the middle of our solar system was making a lot of light that was coming through the leaves.

Choice of Words: Sun is the star at the center of our solar system. Shone is the past tense of shine, which means to emit light. Brightly is an adverb that describes how the sun shone. Through is a preposition that indicates that the light passed through the leaves.

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