They carried bags and boxes.

Meaning: The people held and transported containers and cardboard boxes.

Choice of Words: They refers to the people mentioned earlier, Carried means to hold and transport something, Bags are containers for carrying things, And is used to connect words, phrases, or clauses, Boxes are containers with a lid, typically made of cardboard or wood.

Alternative Expressions

The people transported bags and boxes.

Meaning: This means that the humans were moving containers that had stuff inside them over a distance.

Choice of Words: People refers to human beings. Transported means to move something from one place to another, usually over a distance. Bags and boxes are containers used to hold items. When you put them together, "The people transported bags and boxes" means that the humans were moving containers filled with things.

They moved containers filled with stuff.

Meaning: This means that the people were moving containers that had stuff inside them to a different place.

Choice of Words: Moved means to change the location of something. Containers are objects used to hold things. Filled means that something is full of something else. Stuff is a general term for things. When you put them together, "They moved containers filled with stuff" means that the people were changing the location of containers that had things inside them.

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