Fireplace warms the room.

Meaning: A structure made for building a fire in makes the space within a building or structure warmer.

Choice of Words: Fireplace is a structure made of bricks or stone, in which a fire is built for heating a room. Warms means to make something warmer. The is a definite article that refers to a specific thing. Room is a space within a building or structure that is separated from other spaces by walls, doors, or windows.

Alternative Expressions

The fireplace is making the room warmer.

Meaning: This sentence is also telling us that the fire in the fireplace is making the room feel less cold, but it uses the word "making" instead of "warms".

Choice of Words: Fireplace is a structure made of brick, stone, or metal where a fire is built for heating a room. Making means to cause something to happen or exist. Warmer means less cold. When you put them together, "The fireplace is making the room warmer" means that the fire in the fireplace is causing the room to feel less cold.

The room is getting warmer because of the fireplace.

Meaning: This sentence is telling us the same thing as the other two sentences, but it uses the word "getting" instead of "warms" or "making" and it also explains that the fire in the fireplace is the reason why the room is feeling less cold.

Choice of Words: Room is a space within a building that is enclosed by walls, a floor, and a ceiling. Getting means to become or to receive something. Warmer means less cold. Because of means that something is the reason for something else. Fireplace is a structure made of brick, stone, or metal where a fire is built for heating a room. When you put them together, "The room is getting warmer because of the fireplace" means that the fire in the fireplace is the reason why the room is feeling less cold.

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