She quickly finished her homework before dinner.

Meaning: This means that she completed her schoolwork in a short amount of time before dinner.

Choice of Words: Quickly means to do something in a short amount of time, while finished means to complete a task. Homework is work that students do outside of school hours.

Alternative Expressions

She swiftly completed her homework prior to the evening meal.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but uses more formal language.

Choice of Words: The words "swiftly" and "prior to" are more formal synonyms for "quickly" and "before". "Swiftly" means that she did it quickly, and "prior to" means that she finished it before dinner.

With great haste, she concluded her schoolwork ere the commencement of the evening repast.

Meaning: This means the same thing as the first sentence, but uses very formal language.

Choice of Words: The words "with great haste" and "ere" are even more formal synonyms for "quickly" and "before". "With great haste" means that she did it very quickly, and "ere" means that she finished it before dinner.

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