Meaning: The air is moving quickly and carrying leaves across the yard.
Choice of Words: Wind - air moving quickly, Blows - moves air quickly, Leaves - parts of a tree, Across - from one side to the other, Yard - an area of land
Alternative Expressions
The wind is blowing the leaves across the yard.
Meaning: This sentence is more specific than the first one because it tells us which wind is blowing the leaves and which leaves are being blown. It's like saying, This particular wind is making these particular leaves move from one side of this particular yard to the other.
Choice of Words:The is used to specify that we are talking about a particular wind. Is is a verb that means to exist or to be. Blowing is a verb that means to move air with force. The is used again to specify that we are talking about particular leaves. Across means from one side to the other. The is used again to specify that we are talking about a particular yard. When you put them together, "The wind is blowing the leaves across the yard" means that a specific wind is moving specific leaves from one side of a specific yard to the other.
A strong wind blew the autumn leaves across the backyard.
Meaning: This sentence is the most specific of the three because it tells us about the strength of the wind, the type of leaves that are being blown, and the location where the leaves are being blown. It's like saying, This one strong wind moved these particular autumn leaves from one side of this particular backyard to the other.
Choice of Words:A is used to indicate that we are talking about one wind. Strong means having a lot of force. Blew is the past tense of blow, which means to move air with force. The is used to specify that we are talking about a particular group of leaves. Autumn is the season of the year when the leaves on trees change color and fall off. Across means from one side to the other. The is used again to specify that we are talking about a particular backyard. When you put them together, "A strong wind blew the autumn leaves across the backyard" means that a single strong wind moved a specific group of autumn leaves from one side of a specific backyard to the other.