The team practiced hard to prepare for the game.

Meaning: The team did exercises and drills to get ready for the game.

Choice of Words: Practiced means to do something repeatedly in order to improve your skills. Prepare means to make ready for something.

Alternative Expressions

The players worked together to get ready for the match.

Meaning: This means that the players worked together to prepare for the game.

Choice of Words: Players are the people who play the game. Worked means to do something that requires effort. Together means to do something with other people. Get ready means to prepare for something. Match is another word for game.

The team trained hard to be prepared for the competition.

Meaning: This means that the team did activities that helped them get better at playing the game and to be ready for the game.

Choice of Words: Trained means to do activities that help you get better at something. Hard means to do something with a lot of effort. Prepared means to be ready for something. Competition is another word for game.

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