The teacher praised him for his correct answer.

Meaning: This sentence describes a teacher who expressed admiration for the boy's accurate response.

Choice of Words: Praised is the past tense of the verb praise, which means to express admiration or approval. Correct means accurate or right. Answer is a response to a question.

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The teacher told him he did a good job on his answer.

Meaning: This means that the teacher spoke to the boy and told him that he did a good job on his answer to a question.

Choice of Words: Teacher is a person who gives instruction and helps students learn. Told means to speak to someone and give them information. Him is the object of the sentence, who is receiving the information. He is a pronoun that refers to the boy. Did is the past tense of the verb do. A good job means that the boy did his work well. On tells us what the boy did a good job on. Answer is what someone says or writes to show what they know or think about a question.

The teacher was happy with his answer, so she said he did a great job.

Meaning: This means that the teacher felt good about the boy's answer to a question, so she spoke to him and told him that he did a very good job.

Choice of Words: Teacher is a person who gives instruction and helps students learn. Was happy means that the teacher felt good about something. With tells us what the teacher was happy about. His is a possessive pronoun that refers to the boy. Answer is what someone says or writes to show what they know or think about a question. So tells us the result of the teacher being happy with the answer. She is a pronoun that refers to the teacher. Said means to speak words. He is a pronoun that refers to the boy. Did is the past tense of the verb do. A great job means that the boy did his work very well.

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