They went shopping together.

Meaning: A group of people moved or traveled to a place in order to purchase goods or services in each other's company.

Choice of Words: They refers to a group of people or things, in this case, a group of people. Went means to move or travel to a place, and Shopping means to purchase goods or services. Together means in the company of another person or group of people. Putting these words together, the sentence means that the group of people moved or traveled to a place in order to purchase goods or services in each other's company.

Alternative Expressions

The friends went to the mall together.

Meaning: This sentence means that two or more friends went to a large building with many stores to buy things at the same time.

Choice of Words: Friends is a noun that refers to people who like each other and spend time together. Mall is a noun that refers to a large building with many stores. Together is an adverb that means in the same place or at the same time.

The family went grocery shopping together.

Meaning: This sentence means that two or more family members went to a store to buy food at the same time.

Choice of Words: Family is a noun that refers to a group of people who are related to each other. Grocery is a noun that refers to food that is sold in a store. Shopping is a noun that refers to the activity of buying things in a store. Together is an adverb that means in the same place or at the same time.

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