Hear birds singing

Meaning: This means that you can hear birds making musical sounds with their voices.

Choice of Words: Hear is a verb that means to perceive something with your ears. Birds are small animals with wings that can fly. Singing is a verb that means to make musical sounds with your voice. Together, they convey the idea that you can hear birds making musical sounds with their voices.

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Listen to the birds sing

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it emphasizes that you're paying attention to the birds' singing.

Choice of Words: Listen means to pay attention to sounds. To indicates the direction or purpose of the action. Birds are warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates with feathers and wings. Sing refers to the sounds produced by birds through their syrinx, an organ located at the base of their trachea. When you put them together, "Listen to the birds sing" means to pay attention to the vocalizations of birds.

The birds are singing

Meaning: This means that the birds are making sounds right now. It's like when you hear birds chirping outside your window.

Choice of Words: The refers to a specific group of birds. Birds are warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates with feathers and wings. Are indicates the present tense of the verb sing. Singing refers to the sounds produced by birds through their syrinx, an organ located at the base of their trachea. When you put them together, "The birds are singing" means that the birds are currently producing vocalizations.

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