The sweet fragrance of the flowers filled the air.

Meaning: This sentence describes the lovely smell of flowers spreading throughout the air.

Choice of Words: Sweet means having a pleasant smell or taste. Fragrance refers to the pleasant smell of flowers or other plants. Filled means to make something full or complete. Air refers to the invisible mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.

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The flowers smelled really good and the air was full of their smell.

Meaning: This means that the flowers had a very nice smell and the air was filled with that smell. It's like saying, The flowers had a smell that was like a sweet perfume and the air was full of that smell.

Choice of Words: Smelled means to use your nose to sense something. Really means very or a lot. Good means something that is nice or pleasant. Air is the invisible gas that we breathe. Full means to become filled with something. Their means belonging to the flowers. Smell means a scent or odor. When you put them together, "The flowers smelled really good and the air was full of their smell" means that the flowers had a very nice smell and the air was filled with that smell.

The flowers gave off a sweet smell that filled the air.

Meaning: This means that the flowers let go of a nice smell that filled the air. It's like saying, The flowers let go of a smell that was like candy and the air was full of that smell.

Choice of Words: Gave means to let something go. Off means away from something. Sweet means something that tastes or smells good. Smell means a scent or odor. Filled means to become full of something. Air is the invisible gas that we breathe. When you put them together, "The flowers gave off a sweet smell that filled the air" means that the flowers let go of a nice smell that filled the air.

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