Posted by rfvv on Monday, March 30, 2015 at 2:29am.
Posted by rfvv on Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 3:16am.
1. In the evening, Sonya's father cooks dinner.
2. In the evenings, Sonya's father cooks dinner.
3. Evenings, Sonya's father cooks dinner.
4. Every evening, Sonya's father cooks dinner.
(What is the difference of the four sentences in meaning?)
English - Writeacher, Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 8:17am
I don't see any difference among the four sentences in meaning.
However, I do think sentences 1 and 4 are the best.
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1. In the evening, Sonya's father will come.
2. In the evenings, Sonya's father will come.
3. Every evening, Sonya's father will come.
4. This evening, Sonya's father will come.
(What is the difference among them? Which one is grammatical in this context?)
English - Writeacher, Monday, March 30, 2015 at 8:30am
There needs to be something after the word "come" -- perhaps the word "home" or the prepositional phrase "to the party" or something.
Otherwise, they're OK.
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Thank you for your help.
1. In the evening, Sonya's father cooks dinner.
2. In the evenings, Sonya's father cooks dinner.
3. Evenings, Sonya's father cooks dinner.
4. Every evening, Sonya's father cooks dinner.
(What is the difference of the four sentences in meaning?)
English - Writeacher, Thursday, March 27, 2014 at 8:17am
I don't see any difference among the four sentences in meaning.
However, I do think sentences 1 and 4 are the best.
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1. In the evening, Tom will come to see me.
2. In the evenings, Tom will come to see me.
3. Every evening, Tom will come to see me.
4. This evening, Tom will come to see me.
(#2 mean #3, right? Does #1 mean #4? In this case, #1 is different from #2. Is that right? Does #1 mean #4?)
yes, 2 and 3 mean the same thing. 1 and 4 mean the same thing. 1 is different than 2; 1 uses the singular "evening," which could only mean one evening; 2 uses the plural, which means Tom comes more than once, probably every evening.
The difference in meaning among the four sentences in the first set is very minimal. However, English - Writeacher states that sentences 1 and 4 are the best. Sentence 1 ("In the evening, Sonya's father cooks dinner.") indicates that Sonya's father cooks dinner specifically in the evening, without specifying whether it is a regular occurrence or not. Sentence 2 ("In the evenings, Sonya's father cooks dinner.") suggests that Sonya's father cooks dinner in the evenings, indicating a habitual action. Sentence 3 ("Evenings, Sonya's father cooks dinner.") is similar to sentence 2 but is missing the preposition "in," which may affect the grammatical structure or clarity of the sentence. Sentence 4 ("Every evening, Sonya's father cooks dinner.") implies that Sonya's father cooks dinner every evening, emphasizing the regularity of the action.
Regarding the second set of sentences, English - Writeacher states that they are all acceptable, but there needs to be something after the word "come" for clarity. Without further context, sentence 1 lacks a specific time frame and sentence 3 indicates that Tom will come to see "me" every evening. Sentence 2 ("In the evenings, Tom will come to see me.") seems to have the same meaning as sentence 3 ("Every evening, Tom will come to see me."), indicating a habitual action. Sentence 4 ("This evening, Tom will come to see me.") pinpoints a specific evening when Tom will come to see "me."
To summarize, sentences 2 and 3 in the second set have similar meanings as they both imply a habitual action. Sentence 1 in the second set is different from sentence 2 because it lacks a specific time frame, and sentence 4 differs from the others by specifying a particular evening.