Grandpa grills eggs in the backyard.

Meaning: My grandfather cooks eggs outside on a metal grate over a heat source.

Choice of Words: Grills means to cook food on a metal grate over a heat source. Backyard is the area of land behind a house.

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Grandpa cooks eggs outside.

Meaning: This means that Grandpa is preparing eggs to eat in an area that is not inside a building.

Choice of Words: Grandpa is the name of a person. Cooks is a verb that means to prepare food by heating it. Eggs are a type of food. Outside is a preposition that means not inside a building or structure.

The old man barbecues eggs in the garden.

Meaning: This means that Grandpa is cooking eggs over an open flame or grill in an area where plants are grown.

Choice of Words: Old man is another way to refer to Grandpa. Barbecues is a verb that means to cook food over an open flame or grill. Garden is a noun that refers to an area of land where plants are grown.

Grandpa sizzles eggs in the yard.

Meaning: This means that Grandpa is cooking eggs in a way that makes a sizzling sound in an area around his house or building.

Choice of Words: Sizzles is a verb that describes the sound that food makes when it is cooking. Yard is a noun that refers to an area of land around a house or building.

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