Roots anchor plants, like strong hands.

Meaning: This sentence is comparing the roots of a plant to the hands of a person. It is saying that the roots hold the plant in place in the ground, just like hands can hold things.

Choice of Words: Anchor means to secure or hold something in place. Plants are living things that grow in the ground. Like means similar to or resembling. Strong means having great power or force. Hands are the parts of the human body that are used for holding and grasping.

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• Roots anchor plants, like anchors hold boats.
• Roots anchor plants in soil.
• The strong roots anchor the tree firmly in the soil.
• Strong roots anchor tree in ground.
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• Roots anchor trees in earth's embrace.
• Roots anchor the tree in the soil.
• Roots of mighty oak tree anchor it in the ground.
• Roots anchor trees in soil.
• Roots anchor tree in soil.