Waves crashed loudly on shore.

Meaning: The waves were making a lot of noise as they hit the beach.

Choice of Words: Waves are ridges or swells on the surface of a body of water. Crashed means to make a loud, sudden noise when hitting something. Loudly means in a way that is very noisy. On means in or at a particular place or position. Shore is the land along the edge of a body of water.

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The waves made a big boom on the beach.

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

Choice of Words: The waves are bodies of water that move in a large body of water like the ocean. Made means to create something. A big boom means to make a loud noise. On the beach is the land next to a body of water like an ocean or lake. When you put them together, "The waves made a big boom on the beach" means the waves in the ocean made a loud noise when they hit the land.

The water splashed up and made a loud sound when it hit the land.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to describe the same thing.

Choice of Words: The water is a liquid that makes up the oceans, lakes, and rivers. Splashed up means to move up and then down or to the side quickly. Made means to create something. A loud sound means to make a lot of noise. When it hit the land means when the water touched the land. When you put them together, "The water splashed up and made a loud sound when it hit the land" means the water in the ocean made a loud noise when it hit the land.

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