She sang a song in the rain.

Meaning: This sentence describes the act of singing a song while it is raining.

Choice of Words: Sang means to produce musical sounds with your voice. Rain is water that falls from the sky. When you put them together, "She sang a song in the rain" means she sang a song while it was raining.

Alternative Expressions

The girl sang a tune while the raindrops fell.

Meaning: This means that the young female was producing musical sounds with her voice while the individual drops of water from the rain were falling.

Choice of Words: Girl is a noun that refers to a young female. Tune is a noun that refers to a melody or sequence of musical notes. Raindrops are the individual drops of water that make up rain. When you put them together, "The girl sang a tune while the raindrops fell" means that the young female was singing a melody while the drops of water from the rain were falling.

With raindrops accompanying her, she let her voice carry a melody.

Meaning: This means that while the drops of water from the rain were falling around her, she was producing musical sounds with her voice in a specific sequence of notes.

Choice of Words: Accompanying means to be with someone or something as they go somewhere or do something. Carry means to take something with you or transport it from one place to another. Melody is a noun that refers to a sequence of musical notes. When you put them together, "With raindrops accompanying her, she let her voice carry a melody" means that while the raindrops were falling around her, she was singing a melody with her voice.

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