Rain fell heavily on roof at night.

Meaning: Water falling from the sky dropped down in a large amount or to a great extent onto the top part of a building during the time between sunset and sunrise.

Choice of Words: Rain is water falling from the sky, fell means dropped down, heavily means in a large amount or to a great extent, on means touching or resting on the surface of something, roof is the top part of a building, at night means during the time between sunset and sunrise.

Alternative Expressions

The rain was pouring down on the roof during the night.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing the weather. It's saying that it was raining a lot on the roof at night.

Choice of Words: Rain is water falling from the sky. Was pouring means to fall or flow heavily. Down means towards the ground. Roof is the top part of a building that covers it. During means at the same time as something else. Night means when it is dark outside. When you put all these words together, it means that the rain was falling heavily on the roof while it was dark outside.

At night, the roof was drenched in rain.

Meaning: This sentence is still describing the weather. It's saying that the roof was very wet because of all the rain that was falling.

Choice of Words: Night means when it is dark outside. Roof is the top part of a building that covers it. Was drenched means to be completely soaked or covered in something. Rain is water falling from the sky. When you put all these words together, it means that the roof was completely covered in rain during the nighttime.

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