Mother cooked dinner.

Meaning: This sentence is describing a woman who has children preparing the main meal of the day by heating it.

Choice of Words: Mother is a woman who has children. Cooked means to prepare food by heating it. Dinner is the main meal of the day. Mother cooked dinner means that the woman who has children prepared the main meal of the day by heating it.

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The mother cooked the dinner.

Meaning: This means that a specific mother made a specific dinner.

Choice of Words: The is used to specify that we are talking about a particular mother. Cooked means to prepare food by heating it. The is used again to specify that we are talking about a particular dinner. When you put them together, "The mother cooked the dinner" means that a specific mother made a specific dinner.

The mother of the children cooked the dinner.

Meaning: This means that the mother of a specific group of children made a specific dinner.

Choice of Words: The is used to specify that we are talking about a particular mother. Of is used to show that the children belong to the mother. The is used again to specify that we are talking about a particular dinner. When you put them together, "The mother of the children cooked the dinner" means that the mother of a specific group of children made a specific dinner.

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