She placed the vase on the table.

Meaning: She put the flower container on the flat surface used for eating or working.

Choice of Words: Placed is a verb meaning to put or set something down. Vase is a container often used for flowers. Table is a piece of furniture used for eating, working, or placing things on. Together, the sentence describes the act of putting a vase on a table.

Alternative Expressions

She put the vase on the table.

Meaning: This has the same meaning as the first sentence, she moved the vase to a specific spot on the table.

Choice of Words: Put is another word for placed, which means to move something to a particular spot. Vase is the same as before, a container for flowers or decorations. Table is also the same, a piece of furniture with a flat top.

She set the vase down on the table.

Meaning: This means that she moved the vase to a lower position on the table and put it down there.

Choice of Words: Set means to put something down in a particular spot. Down means to move something to a lower position. Vase and table are the same as before.

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