The fire department recommends smoke alarms in every room.

Meaning: This sentence is saying that the fire department thinks it is a good idea to have smoke alarms in every room.

Choice of Words: The fire department is a group of people whose job is to put out fires. Recommends means to suggest something as a good idea. Smoke alarm is a device that makes a loud sound to warn people of a fire.

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The fire department says you should put smoke alarms in every room.

Meaning: This means that the fire department thinks it's a good idea to have smoke alarms in all the rooms in your house, so that if there's a fire, the alarms will go off and wake you up.

Choice of Words: The fire department is the group of people who put out fires. Recommends means to suggest or advise something. Smoke alarms are devices that make a loud noise when they sense smoke, which is a sign of a fire. Every room means all of the rooms in a building.

The firefighters want you to have smoke detectors in all the places where you sleep.

Meaning: This means that the firefighters think it's important to have smoke detectors in all the rooms in your house where you sleep, so that if there's a fire, the alarms will go off and wake you up.

Choice of Words: The firefighters are the people who put out fires. Want means to desire something. Smoke detectors are devices that make a loud noise when they sense smoke, which is a sign of a fire. All the places where you sleep means all of the rooms in your house where you go to bed.

The people who put out fires say you should put things in your house that will make a loud noise if there's smoke.

Meaning: This means that the firefighters think it's a good idea to have devices in your house that will make a loud noise if there's smoke, so that if there's a fire, the alarms will go off and wake you up.

Choice of Words: The people who put out fires are the firefighters. Say means to speak or write something. Things can mean any kind of object. Make a loud noise means to produce a sound that can be heard from a distance. Smoke is a visible gas that is produced when something burns.

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