Apples ripen on tree branches.

Meaning: Apples grow on trees and become ripe and ready to eat in the autumn.

Choice of Words: Apples: round fruit with red, green, or yellow skin and sweet, juicy flesh. Ripen: become mature and ready to eat. Tree: a large plant with a woody stem and branches. Branches: the main limbs of a tree that grow out from the trunk.

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Apples get ripe on tree branches.

Meaning: This means that apples become ripe or ready to eat while they're on the branches of trees. It's like saying, Apples are on the branches of trees, and they become ripe or ready to eat while they're still on the tree.

Choice of Words: Apples are the fruit that grow on trees. Get is a verb that means to receive or obtain something. Ripe means to become mature and ready to eat. Tree is a tall plant with branches and leaves. Branches are the limbs of a tree that extend from the trunk. When you put them together, "Apples get ripe on tree branches" means that apples become mature and ready to eat on the branches of trees.

Apples turn red on tree branches.

Meaning: This means that apples change to the color red while they're on the branches of trees. It's like saying, Apples are on the branches of trees, and they change to the color red while they're still on the tree.

Choice of Words: Apples are the fruit that grow on trees. Turn is a verb that means to change or move to a different state or position. Red is a color. Tree is a tall plant with branches and leaves. Branches are the limbs of a tree that extend from the trunk. When you put them together, "Apples turn red on tree branches" means that apples change to the color red while they're on the branches of trees.

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