They bury nuts and forget where.

Meaning: Sometimes, squirrels bury nuts and then forget where they hid them.

Choice of Words: They refers to the squirrels. Bury means to put something underground. Nuts are small, hard-shelled fruits. And joins two related clauses. Forget means to lose the memory of something.

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They hide nuts and can't remember where.

Meaning: This sentence is talking about someone who hid nuts and then forgot where they put them. It's like saying, The person put some nuts in a place where they couldn't be seen and then they couldn't remember where they put them.

Choice of Words: Hide means to put something in a place where it can't be seen. Nuts are a kind of food that grows on trees. Can't remember means to not be able to remember something. Where is a question word that asks about the location of something. When you put them together, "They hide nuts and can't remember where" means that the person put nuts in a place where they can't be seen and then forgot where they put them.

They put nuts underground and don't know where.

Meaning: This sentence is talking about someone who put nuts underground and then forgot where they put them. It's like saying, The person put some nuts below the surface of the ground and then they didn't know where they put them.

Choice of Words: Put means to place something somewhere. Underground means below the surface of the ground. Nuts are a kind of food that grows on trees. Don't know means to not have knowledge or information about something. Where is a question word that asks about the location of something. When you put them together, "They put nuts underground and don't know where" means that the person placed nuts below the surface of the ground and then didn't know where they put them.

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