She completed her homework before playing outside.

Meaning: She finished all of her schoolwork before going outside to play.

Choice of Words: Completed means to finish something, homework is the work that students do at home, and playing outside means to have fun and do activities outdoors.

Alternative Expressions

She finished her schoolwork before going outside to play.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence. It's like saying, She did all of her schoolwork, and then she went outside to have fun.

Choice of Words: Finished is another word for completed. Schoolwork is the same as homework. Going means to move from one place to another. Outside means the same as before.

She was done with her homework before she played outside.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first two sentences. It's like saying, She finished all of her schoolwork, and then she went outside to have fun.

Choice of Words: Done is another word for completed or finished. Was is a verb that means something happened in the past. Played is the past tense of play.

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