Sun shines after the rain.

Meaning: The star that provides light and heat to the earth gives out light after the liquid that falls from the sky.

Choice of Words: Sun is the star that provides light and heat to the earth. Shines means to give out light. After is a preposition that shows the time of something in relation to something else. Rain is the liquid that falls from the sky.

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The sun comes out after it rains.

Meaning: This means that when it has rained, the sun will come out and make everything bright and sunny again.

Choice of Words: The sun is the big, bright star in our solar system that gives us light and heat. Comes out means to appear or emerge. After means happening later in time than something else. It rains is the water that falls from the sky in drops. When you put them together, "The sun comes out after it rains" means that the sun appears in the sky after it has rained.

When the rain stops, the sun will shine.

Meaning: This means that when it has rained, the sun will come out and make everything bright and sunny again.

Choice of Words: When is a word that connects two events or actions and shows that one happens after the other. The rain stops means that the water falling from the sky in drops has ended. The sun will shine means that the sun will appear in the sky and give off light. When you put them together, "When the rain stops, the sun will shine" means that the sun will come out after it has rained.

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