The waves crashed against the rocky shore.

Meaning: This sentence describes the forceful collision of waves against a shore made of rocks.

Choice of Words: Crashed means to make a loud, sudden noise. Against means in opposition or contact with. Rocky means consisting of or full of rocks.

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The big, strong waves smashed into the jagged rocks on the shore.

Meaning: This is like when you kick a soccer ball as hard as you can against a brick wall. The ball hits the wall with a lot of force and makes a loud noise. In this sentence, the waves are like the soccer ball and the jagged rocks are like the brick wall. The waves are hitting the rocks with a lot of force and making a loud noise.

Choice of Words: Big and strong describe the waves, smashed means to hit something with great force, into means to move towards something and hit it, jagged means having sharp, uneven edges, and rocks are hard pieces of stone. So, "The big, strong waves smashed into the jagged rocks on the shore" means the large, powerful waves hit the sharp, uneven rocks on the land next to the water with great force.

The gentle waves lapped at the sandy shore.

Meaning: This is like when you put your hand in a calm pool of water. The water moves gently against your hand. In this sentence, the waves are like the water in the pool and the sandy shore is like your hand. The waves are moving gently against the shore.

Choice of Words: Gentle means soft or kind, lapped means to move gently against something, at means to be near or touching something, and sandy means covered in sand. So, "The gentle waves lapped at the sandy shore" means the soft, kind waves moved gently against the land next to the water that was covered in sand.

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