They sang joyfully as they walked home from school.

Meaning: They were very happy as they walked back home from school and expressed their joy by singing.

Choice of Words: Sang means to produce musical sounds with your voice. Joyfully means with great joy or delight. Walked means to move along at a regular pace on foot. School is a place where children and young people go to learn.

Alternative Expressions

The students sang with joy as they strolled home from the academy.

Meaning: This sentence also means that the people were very happy and excited as they walked home from school, but it uses different words to describe the people and their actions.

Choice of Words: Students are people who go to school. Strolled means to walk in a relaxed and leisurely manner. Academy is another word for school.

With great merriment, the scholars vocalized melodious tunes as they ambled homeward from their educational institution.

Meaning: This sentence uses more formal and sophisticated language to describe the same situation. It means that the people were very happy and excited as they walked home from school.

Choice of Words: Merriment means happiness and laughter. Vocalized means to make sounds with your voice. Melodious means pleasing to the ear. Tunes are series of musical notes. Ambled means to walk at a slow and relaxed pace. Homeward means towards home. Educational institution is another word for school.

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