Vendors sold snacks, souvenirs to travelers.

Meaning: People were selling small meals, refreshments, and things to remind people of the place they were visiting to the people who were traveling.

Choice of Words: Vendors are people who sell things. Snacks are small meals or refreshments. Souvenirs are things that people buy to remind them of a place they have visited.

Alternative Expressions

People who sell things sold small foods and things to remember a place to people who were traveling.

Meaning: This sentence means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: People who sell things is another way to say "vendors." Small foods is another way to say "snacks." Things to remember a place is another way to say "souvenirs." People who were traveling is another way to say "travelers."

The people who were selling things sold snacks and souvenirs to the people who were traveling.

Meaning: This sentence means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it is more specific about who did the selling.

Choice of Words: This sentence is a little bit more specific than the first two sentences. It says that the people who were selling things were the ones who sold the snacks and souvenirs to the people who were traveling.

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