Rain fell softly on roof.

Meaning: This sentence describes the gentle patter of raindrops on a roof.

Choice of Words: Rain is water falling from the sky. Fell means to move downward. Softly means in a gentle and quiet manner. On indicates a position or location. Roof is the top covering of a building.

Alternative Expressions

The rain was gently falling on the roof.

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

Choice of Words: Rain is the water that falls from the clouds. Was is a verb that shows that something happened in the past. Gently means softly or without making much noise. Falling means to drop or move downward. Roof is the top of a building that protects it from the weather. When you put them together, "The rain was gently falling on the roof" means that the water from the clouds was dropping softly onto the top of the building.

It was raining softly on the roof.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it uses different words to describe the same thing.

Choice of Words: It is a pronoun that refers to something that has already been mentioned. Was is a verb that shows that something happened in the past. Raining means to fall as rain. Softly means gently or without making much noise. Roof is the top of a building that protects it from the weather. When you put them together, "It was raining softly on the roof" means that the water from the clouds was dropping softly onto the top of the building.

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