Yellow duck swam in river.

Meaning: A waterfowl that is yellow moved through water within the boundaries of a natural waterway.

Choice of Words: Yellow is a color, duck is a waterfowl, swam means moved through water, in means within the boundaries of, river is a natural waterway.

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The yellow duck swam in the river.

Meaning: This sentence also describes a duck that is swimming in a river, but it is more specific than the first sentence.

Choice of Words: This sentence is similar to the first one, but it uses the definite article the before the nouns duck and river. This makes the sentence more specific. It is now clear that we are talking about a particular duck and a particular river.

The little yellow duck swam in the fast-flowing river.

Meaning: This sentence describes a small, yellow duck that is swimming in a river that is flowing quickly.

Choice of Words: This sentence is even more specific than the previous two sentences. It adds the adjective little to describe the duck and the adjective fast-flowing to describe the river. These adjectives give us more information about the duck and the river.

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