Meaning: This sentence explains that cavities can cause pain in your teeth.
Choice of Words: "Cavities" are holes in your teeth, "hurt" means to cause pain, and "teeth" are the hard white things in your mouth that you use to chew food.
Alternative Expressions
Don't eat too much candy.
Meaning: This means that eating too much candy can be bad for your teeth and your health. It's best to eat candy in moderation and to brush your teeth after eating it.
Choice of Words:Don't is a contraction of the words "do not" and it means to not do something. Eat means to put food in your mouth and swallow it. Too much means more than is needed or wanted. Candy is a type of sweet food that is often made with sugar. When you put them together, "Don't eat too much candy" means that you should not eat more candy than is needed or wanted.
Brush your teeth twice a day.
Meaning: This means that you should brush your teeth in the morning and at night to keep them clean and healthy. Brushing your teeth helps to remove plaque and bacteria that can cause cavities and other problems.
Choice of Words:Brush means to clean something with a brush, which is a tool with bristles or hairs that is used to remove dirt or other things from a surface. Teeth are the hard white things in your mouth that you use to chew food. Twice means two times. A day means each day. When you put them together, "Brush your teeth twice a day" means that you should clean your teeth with a brush two times each day.