Install smoke alarms in every room.

Meaning: This sentence tells us that we should put smoke alarms in all the rooms of our homes.

Choice of Words: "Install" means to put something in place for use. "Smoke alarms" are devices that make a loud sound to warn people of a fire. "Every room" refers to all the rooms in a house or building.

Alternative Expressions

Put up smoke detectors in all the rooms.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. You should put smoke alarms in all the rooms of your house or building so that if there is a fire, the alarms will go off and warn you and your family.

Choice of Words: Put up is another way of saying install. Smoke detectors are the same as smoke alarms. All the rooms means the same as every room. So, this sentence means the same as the first one.

Make sure there are smoke alarms in each room.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences. You should put smoke alarms in all the rooms of your house or building so that if there is a fire, the alarms will go off and warn you and your family.

Choice of Words: Make sure means to take steps to ensure that something is done or happens. There are is a verb that means to exist or to be present. Each room means the same as every room. So, this sentence means to make sure that there is a smoke alarm in every room of your house or building.

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