1. The man is drawing cartoons on a drawing board. He has a pen on his right ear. What do you think he is doing? (Would you check this writing?)

Question

2. The dogs are playing with balls.
3. Each dog is playing with a ball.
4. The dogs are playing with a ball.
(Are the three sentences the same in meaning?)

Answer 1

1. OK

2, 3, and 4 are similar but not identical.

In 2, there are two or more dogs and two more balls.

In 3, there are several dogs, and each one is playing with a ball of its own.

In 4, all the dogs are playing, and there's only one ball.