We sweep floors every Saturday morning.

Meaning: This means we use a broom to clean the floors of our house on every Saturday morning.

Choice of Words: Sweep means to use a broom or similar tool to clean a surface, especially a floor, by brushing away dirt or debris. Every means occurring or happening on each of a series of occasions, and Saturday is the seventh day of the week, following Friday and preceding Sunday.

Alternative Expressions

The floors are swept by us on Saturday mornings.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. It's like saying, We clean the floors of rooms every Saturday morning.

Choice of Words: The is a determiner that refers to a specific thing or group of things. Floors are the surfaces of rooms that people walk on. Are is a verb that means to exist or to be in a particular state. Swept is the past tense of the verb sweep, which means to clean a surface by brushing it with a broom or other tool. By is a preposition that means that something is done or caused by someone or something. Us is a pronoun that refers to a group of people that includes the speaker. On is a preposition that means that something is happening at a particular time or place. Saturday is the name of a day of the week. Mornings is the plural form of morning, which is the part of the day between sunrise and noon. When you put them together, "The floors are swept by us on Saturday mornings" means that the group of people that includes the speaker cleans the surfaces of rooms that people walk on each Saturday morning.

On Saturday mornings, we do the sweeping of floors.

Meaning: This means the same as the first sentence. It's like saying, We clean the floors of rooms every Saturday morning.

Choice of Words: On is a preposition that means that something is happening at a particular time or place. Saturday is the name of a day of the week. Mornings is the plural form of morning, which is the part of the day between sunrise and noon. We is a pronoun that refers to a group of people that includes the speaker. Do is a verb that means to perform an action. The is a determiner that refers to a specific thing or group of things. Sweeping is the present participle of the verb sweep, which means to clean a surface by brushing it with a broom or other tool. Of is a preposition that means that something belongs to or is connected to something else. Floors are the surfaces of rooms that people walk on. When you put them together, "On Saturday mornings, we do the sweeping of floors" means that the group of people that includes the speaker cleans the surfaces of rooms that people walk on each Saturday morning.

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