We watch cartoons together.

Meaning: This means that the people are watching cartoons together.

Choice of Words: We are the people watching cartoons, watch is the act of looking at something, and cartoons are the animated drawings that tell a story.

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My friends and I enjoy watching cartoons.

Meaning: This means that the speaker and their friends get pleasure or satisfaction from looking at animated films or television shows that are typically intended for children. It's like saying, We all like to sit together and watch cartoons.

Choice of Words: My is a possessive adjective that shows that something belongs to the speaker. Friends are people who you have a close relationship with. Enjoy means to get pleasure or satisfaction from something. Watching is the present participle of the verb watch, which means to look at something for an extended period of time, usually for entertainment. Cartoons are animated films or television shows that are typically intended for children. When you put them together, "My friends and I enjoy watching cartoons" means that the speaker and their friends get pleasure or satisfaction from looking at animated films or television shows that are typically intended for children.

On Saturday mornings, we gather in the living room to watch our favorite cartoons.

Meaning: This means that on the day of the week that comes after Friday and before Sunday, in the early part of the day, usually before noon, a group of people come together in the room in a house where people usually relax and spend time together to look at animated films or television shows that are typically intended for children that they like the most. It's like saying, Every Saturday morning, we all get together in the living room to watch the cartoons that we like the most.

Choice of Words: On is a preposition that shows that something is happening at a particular time or place. Saturday is the name of the day of the week that comes after Friday and before Sunday. Mornings are the early part of the day, usually before noon. We is a pronoun that refers to a group of people that includes the speaker. Gather means to come together in one place. Living room is the room in a house where people usually relax and spend time together. To watch is an infinitive that means to look at something for an extended period of time, usually for entertainment. Our is a possessive adjective that shows that something belongs to the speaker and the group of people that they are referring to. Favorite means most liked or preferred. Cartoons are animated films or television shows that are typically intended for children. When you put them together, "On Saturday mornings, we gather in the living room to watch our favorite cartoons" means that on the day of the week that comes after Friday and before Sunday, in the early part of the day, usually before noon, a group of people come together in the room in a house where people usually relax and spend time together to look at animated films or television shows that are typically intended for children that they like the most.

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