The sweet taste lingered on my tongue.

Meaning: This sentence describes the feeling of a taste staying in your mouth for a long time after you have eaten or drunk something.

Choice of Words: Linger means to stay somewhere for a long time, often after you should have left. Taste is the sensation you get when you put something in your mouth. Tongue is the muscular organ in your mouth that helps you taste, swallow, and speak.

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The candy's sweetness danced on my tongue.

Meaning: This means that the good flavor of the candy spread and stayed in your mouth for a while, like a happy little dance.

Choice of Words: Candy is a type of sweet food that usually contains sugar, chocolate, or fruit flavors. Sweetness is the quality of being sweet or having a pleasant taste. Danced is a verb that means to move rhythmically or gracefully. Tongue is the muscular organ in your mouth that helps you taste food and speak. When you put it all together, "The candy's sweetness danced on my tongue" means that the pleasant flavor of the candy moved around and lingered in your mouth, like a dance.

The delightful flavor of the fruit burst upon my tongue.

Meaning: This means that the yummy flavor of the fruit suddenly appeared in your mouth and spread all over, like a surprise party for your taste buds.

Choice of Words: Delightful means very pleasing or enjoyable. Flavor is the sensation you get when something touches your tongue and you can experience different tastes, like sweet, sour, or salty. Burst means to suddenly appear or happen. Tongue is the muscular organ in your mouth that helps you taste food and speak. When you put it all together, "The delightful flavor of the fruit burst upon my tongue" means that the wonderful taste of the fruit suddenly filled your mouth.

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