The teacher praised her for her excellent work.

Meaning: The teacher told her that she did a very good job on her work.

Choice of Words: Teacher is the person who teaches students, praised means to express admiration or approval, excellent means very good, and work is the effort and activity that you do to achieve something.

Alternative Expressions

The teacher was very happy with her for her excellent work.

Meaning: This means that the teacher felt a great extent or degree of joy or contentment towards the person because of her very good or outstanding work.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific person or thing. Teacher is a person who teaches in a school. Was is a verb that indicates past tense. Very is an adverb that means to a great extent or degree. Happy is an adjective that describes a feeling of joy or contentment. With indicates the object of the feeling. Her refers to the person who the teacher was happy with. For indicates the reason for the happiness. Excellent means very good or outstanding. Work refers to the effort or task that the teacher was happy with.

The teacher gave her a big thumbs up for her excellent work.

Meaning: This means that the teacher made a large upward motion with their thumb towards the person because of her very good or outstanding work.

Choice of Words: The is used to refer to a specific person or thing. Teacher is a person who teaches in a school. Gave is a verb that indicates an action. Her refers to the person who received the thumbs up. A is an article that indicates one of something. Big is an adjective that describes something as large in size. Thumbs is a noun that refers to the digit on the hand opposite the other four. Up is an adverb that indicates a direction. For indicates the reason for giving the thumbs up. Excellent means very good or outstanding. Work refers to the effort or task that the teacher gave the thumbs up for.

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