Father cooked dinner for the family.

Meaning: A man who has children prepared food by heating it for the group of people who are related to him.

Choice of Words: Father is a man who has children. Cooked means to prepare food by heating it. Dinner is the main meal of the day, usually eaten in the evening. Family is a group of people who are related to each other.

Alternative Expressions

Dad made the evening meal for his family.

Meaning: This means the same as the first example.

Choice of Words: Dad is another way to say Father. Made is another way to say Cooked. Evening meal is another way to say Dinner. His means that the food was cooked for the family that the father is a part of.

The father prepared the food that his family would eat at night.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two examples.

Choice of Words: Prepared is another way to say Cooked. That refers to the food. His means that the food was cooked for the family that the father is a part of. Night is another way to say Evening.

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