The teacher spoke clearly so that all the students could understand.

Meaning: The teacher communicated using sounds made with their mouth in a way that was easy for all the students to understand.

Choice of Words: Spoke means to make sounds with your mouth in order to communicate, and clearly means in a way that is easy to understand. When you put them together, "spoke clearly" means the teacher talked in a way that was easy for the students to understand.

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The teacher spoke loudly so that all the students could hear her.

Meaning: This means that the teacher spoke with a lot of sound so that all the students could hear what she was saying.

Choice of Words: Loudly means with a lot of sound. So that means with the purpose of or in order to. Hear means to perceive sound with the ears. When you put them together, "The teacher spoke loudly so that all the students could hear her" means that the teacher spoke with a lot of sound so that all the students could perceive her words with their ears.

The teacher spoke slowly so that all the students could follow along.

Meaning: This means that the teacher spoke at a low speed or in a relaxed manner so that all the students could understand and keep up with what she was saying.

Choice of Words: Slowly means at a low speed or in a relaxed manner. So that means with the purpose of or in order to. Follow along means to understand and keep up with something. When you put them together, "The teacher spoke slowly so that all the students could follow along" means that the teacher spoke at a low speed or in a relaxed manner so that all the students could understand and keep up with what she was saying.

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