The dog barks loudly at the mailman.

Meaning: This sentence describes what the dog is doing and who it is doing it to. It tells us that the dog is making a lot of noise at the person who delivers mail.

Choice of Words: Barks is the sound that a dog makes. Loudly means making a lot of noise. Mailman is a person who delivers mail.

Alternative Expressions

The dog barks at the mailman loudly.

Meaning: This sentence means that the dog is making a loud noise with its mouth specifically at the mailman.

Choice of Words: The same as the first sentence, but the order of the words loudly and at the mailman is changed. This changes the emphasis of the sentence, making it sound like the dog is barking loudly specifically at the mailman.

The dog barks loudly when the mailman comes.

Meaning: This sentence means that the dog makes a loud noise with its mouth when the mailman comes.

Choice of Words: This sentence uses the word when to show that the dog barks when the mailman comes. This means that the dog's barking is a reaction to the mailman's arrival.

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