They go to the movies every weekend.

Meaning: This means that they regularly visit a cinema to watch films during their weekends.

Choice of Words: Go means to move or travel somewhere. Movies is a series of moving pictures shown on a screen. Every means each and every one of a group. Weekend is the period of time from Saturday morning to Sunday evening. When you put them together, "they go to the movies every weekend" means that they move or travel somewhere to see a series of moving pictures shown on a screen each and every period of time from Saturday morning to Sunday evening.

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Every weekend, they visit the cinema.

Meaning: This means that a group of people go to a place where movies are shown every week on the days when most people are not working or in school.

Choice of Words: Every means happening or occurring on each of a series of successive days, weeks, or months. Weekend refers to the days of the week when most people are not working or in school. They refers to a group of people or individuals. Visit means to go to a place for a short period of time. The cinema refers to a place where movies are shown.

On the weekends, they attend movie screenings.

Meaning: This means that a group of people go to see a movie on the days when most people are not working or in school.

Choice of Words: On means in or at a particular place or position. The weekends refers to the days of the week when most people are not working or in school. They refers to a group of people or individuals. Attend means to be present at an event or activity. Movie screenings refers to the showing of a movie.

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