Mother praised son's effort in contest.

Meaning: This sentence describes a mother expressing her admiration for her son's hard work and participation in a competition.

Choice of Words: Praised means to express admiration or approval for someone's achievement or qualities. Effort refers to the amount of work or energy someone puts into a task. Contest is an event or competition in which people try to win a prize or achieve a goal.

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Mother praised son's effort in contest.

Meaning: This means that the mother was happy with how much her son tried in the competition or game.

Choice of Words: Mother is the parent of a child, son is a male child, praised means to express admiration or approval, effort is the amount of work or energy used to do something, and contest is a competition or game. When you put them together, it means that the mother expressed admiration or approval for her son's amount of work or energy used to do something in a competition or game.

The boy's mom said he did a good job in the race.

Meaning: This means that the mother was happy with how her son did in the race.

Choice of Words: Boy is a young male child, mom is a mother, said means to speak or write words, good means satisfactory or acceptable, job is a task or duty, and race is a competition of speed. When you put them together, it means that the mother of the young male child spoke or wrote words expressing satisfaction or acceptance of the task or duty he did in the competition of speed.

Mom was proud of her son for trying his best in the game.

Meaning: This means that the mother was happy with how her son played the game.

Choice of Words: Mom is a mother, proud means to feel deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements, the achievements of those with whom one is closely associated, or from qualities or possessions that are widely admired, son is a male child, trying means to make an effort to do something, and best means of the highest quality or standard. When you put them together, it means that the mother felt deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of her male child's effort to do something of the highest quality or standard in the game.

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