Fold clothes before putting them away.

Meaning: Folding clothes makes them more compact and easier to store.

Choice of Words: To fold something means to bend or crease it so that it becomes smaller. Before means something that happens earlier in time or order.

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Make your clothes flat before you put them away.

Meaning: This means to create or do something to make your clothes flat before you put them in a place that is not where you are right now. It's like saying, Iron your clothes before you put them in your closet or drawer.

Choice of Words: Make means to create or do something. Your means something that belongs to you. Clothes are the things we wear, like shirts, pants, and socks. Flat means something that is not bumpy or uneven. Before means something happens earlier than something else. Putting means placing something somewhere. Away means to a place that is not where you are right now. When you put these words together, "Make your clothes flat before you put them away" means to create or do something to make your clothes flat before you put them in a place that is not where you are right now.

Iron your clothes before you put them away.

Meaning: This means to use an iron to make your clothes flat and smooth before you put them in a place that is not where you are right now. It's like saying, Use an iron to make your clothes flat before you put them in your closet or drawer.

Choice of Words: Iron is a tool that is used to make clothes flat and smooth. Your means something that belongs to you. Clothes are the things we wear, like shirts, pants, and socks. Before means something happens earlier than something else. Putting means placing something somewhere. Away means to a place that is not where you are right now. When you put these words together, "Iron your clothes before you put them away" means to use an iron to make your clothes flat and smooth before you put them in a place that is not where you are right now.

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