He played soccer after he finished his homework.

Meaning: This sentence describes a boy who completed his schoolwork and then engaged in a game of soccer.

Choice of Words: He: subject; played: past tense of play; soccer: sport; after: following; he: subject; finished: past tense of finish; his: possessive pronoun; homework: schoolwork.

Alternative Expressions

The boy kicked the ball into the net.

Meaning: This means that the boy hit the ball with his foot and it went into the goal.

Choice of Words: The boy is the one doing the action, so we use "the boy". "Kicked" is the past tense of "kick", which means to hit something with your foot. "The ball" is the object that is being kicked. "Into" means that the ball is moving towards the inside of something. "The net" is the goal in a game of soccer.

The team won the game.

Meaning: This means that the team was successful in the competition.

Choice of Words: The team is the group of people who are playing the game, so we use "the team". "Won" is the past tense of "win", which means to be successful in a competition. "The game" is the competition that is being played.

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