Raindrops fall on green grass.

Meaning: Water from the clouds falls on the grass when it rains.

Choice of Words: Raindrops: drops of water that fall from clouds; fall: to move downwards due to gravity; green: the color of grass and leaves; grass: a type of plant that grows on the ground.

Alternative Expressions

Rain is falling on the grass.

Meaning: This also means that water is falling from the sky onto the grass, but it uses a different word for water.

Choice of Words: Rain is water that falls from the sky. Fall means to move downward from a higher place to a lower place. Grass is a type of plant that grows on the ground.

It is raining on the lawn.

Meaning: This means that water is falling from the sky onto the grass, but it uses a different word for grass and it says that it is raining.

Choice of Words: Raining is a verb that means water is falling from the sky. Lawn is a grassy area of land, like the one you might have in your backyard.

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