Let's look at your sentence about tropical birds and make sure it sounds clear and correct:
Original sentence: Tropical birds have striking looks and unique talents. Peacocks are dressy and shoebills are scary. Cassowaries are speedy, and hummingbirds can fly upside down and backwards.
Corrected version: Tropical birds have beautiful looks and unique talents. Peacocks are very fancy, and shoebills look scary. Cassowaries are very fast, and hummingbirds can fly upside down and backward.
Explanation:
- Changed "striking looks" to "beautiful looks" to use simpler words for a 6-year-old.
- Added "very" to make "very fancy" and "very fast" clearer for kids.
- Used "look scary" to make the sentence smoother.
- Changed "backwards" to "backward" because "backward" is the usual form when talking about movement.