Were there other simpler ways to say " the sound made by my mom when she cooks"?
A lot of My friends said "the sound of my mom cooking" also makes sense, but I don't agree with them.

Thanks for your help : )

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Were there other simpler ways to say " the sound made by my mom when she cooks"?
A lot of My friends said "the sound of my mom cooking" also makes sense, but I don't agree with them.

Thanks for your help : )

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Lee and Gertie are right: "the sound made by my mom when she cooks" and "the sound of my mom cooking" both work, but "the sound of my mom cooking" sounds more natural.

Where I live (Arkansas, in the U.S.), "the sound of my mom cooking" is a bit formal. I would say it like that if I were writing an essay, but if I'm talking with friends I would say "the sounds my mom makes when she's cooking."

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I agree with your friends. And Lee when he said to use "are there" instead of "were there".

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Grammatically, those are both correct ways to express the same idea. However, in your question, you should say "Are there," not "Were there."

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