Family gathered around table.

Meaning: This sentence describes a family coming together at a table, perhaps for a meal or activity.

Choice of Words: Family is a group of people related to each other. Gathered is a past tense verb describing the act of coming together. Around means in a circle or group. Table is a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs.

Alternative Expressions

The family is gathered around the table.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but it emphasizes that it is a specific family and a specific table.

Choice of Words: The is a definite article that refers to a specific thing. Family refers to a group of people related to each other, usually including parents and children. Is is a verb that means to exist or to be. Gathered means to come together in one place. Around means in a circle or group. The is a definite article that refers to a specific thing. Table is a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs, used for eating, working, or other activities. When you put them together, "The family is gathered around the table" means that a specific group of people who are related to each other have come together and are sitting or standing in a circle around a specific table.

The family members are all sitting around the table together.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it emphasizes that all of the family members are present and that they are all sitting around the table together.

Choice of Words: The is a definite article that refers to a specific thing. Family refers to a group of people related to each other, usually including parents and children. Members are people who are part of a group. Are is a verb that means to exist or to be. All means everyone or everything in a group. Sitting means to be in a position with your body supported by your buttocks and your legs bent at the knees. Around means in a circle or group. The is a definite article that refers to a specific thing. Table is a piece of furniture with a flat top and legs, used for eating, working, or other activities. Together means in the same place or at the same time. When you put them together, "The family members are all sitting around the table together" means that all of the people in a specific family are sitting in a circle around a specific table at the same time.

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