Rain starts

Meaning: This means that rain has started to fall. It's like saying, The rain has started.

Choice of Words: Rain is water that falls from the sky as drops. Starts means to begin. Together, they mean that the rain has begun to fall from the sky.

Alternative Expressions

It is starting to rain.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence, but it is a more common way to say it.

Choice of Words: **It** is a pronoun that refers to something that has already been mentioned or is known to both the speaker and the listener. **Starting** means to begin. **Rain** is the water that falls from the clouds. When you put them together, it means that the water from the clouds is beginning to fall down.

The raindrops are starting to fall.

Meaning: This means the same as the first two sentences, but it is more specific. It tells you that the individual drops of water that make up rain are starting to fall down.

Choice of Words: **Raindrops** are the individual drops of water that make up rain. **Starting** means to begin. **Fall** means to move downwards. When you put them together, it means that the individual drops of water that make up rain are beginning to fall down.

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