I brushed my teeth before bed.

Meaning: This sentence describes the act of cleaning one's teeth using a toothbrush before going to sleep.

Choice of Words: Brushed means to clean with a brush, teeth are the hard structures in the mouth used for biting and chewing, before means prior to something else, and bed is a piece of furniture used for sleeping.

Alternative Expressions

I cleaned my teeth before I went to sleep.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: Cleaned is a verb that means to make something clean. Teeth are the hard, white parts in your mouth that you use to bite and chew. Before means something happened earlier than something else. I is the person who is speaking. Went is a verb that means to move from one place to another. Sleep is the state of being unconscious and resting. When you put them together, "I cleaned my teeth before I went to sleep" means you made your teeth clean before you went to bed.

Before I went to bed, I brushed my teeth.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it uses different words.

Choice of Words: Before means something happened earlier than something else. I is the person who is speaking. Went is a verb that means to move from one place to another. Bed is the place where you sleep. Brushed is a verb that means to clean something with a brush. Teeth are the hard, white parts in your mouth that you use to bite and chew. When you put them together, "Before I went to bed, I brushed my teeth" means you cleaned your teeth with a brush before you went to bed.

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