Question

1. A surgeon made a cut in the patient's stomach.

2. A surgeon cut in the patient's stomach.

(Are both the same in meaning?)

3. David took off the poster and cleaned the wall.

4. David took away the poster and cleaned the wall.

5. David took the poster and cleaned the wall.

(What is the difference among the three?)

Answer 1

1 and 2 are very close in meaning, and they'd be closer if you use "into" instead of "in" in 2.

3, 4, and 5 mean the same thing.