Family ate dinner together around the table.

Meaning: This sentence describes a family sharing a meal at a table.

Choice of Words: Family is a group of people related to each other, Ate means to consume food, Dinner is the main meal of the day, Together means in the company of each other, and Table is a piece of furniture with a flat top.

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The family had dinner together at the table.

Meaning: This means that the members of a family were all present at a table and consumed their main meal of the day at the same time.

Choice of Words: Family means a group of people who are related, like parents, children, and siblings. Had means to possess or own something. Dinner refers to the main meal of the day. Together means at the same time and in the same place. At means in or on a particular place or position. Table is a piece of furniture with a flat top that people use for eating or working.

The family dined together at the table.

Meaning: This means that the members of a family were all present at a table and consumed a meal, which may have been more formal or elaborate than usual, at the same time.

Choice of Words: Family means a group of people who are related, like parents, children, and siblings. Dined means to eat a meal, especially a formal or elaborate one. Together means at the same time and in the same place. At means in or on a particular place or position. Table is a piece of furniture with a flat top that people use for eating or working.

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