Wind blows leaves from tree.

Meaning: This sentence describes the wind causing leaves to fall from a tree.

Choice of Words: Wind is moving air. Blows means to move air in a strong way. Leaves are the flat green parts of a tree. A tree is a plant that typically has a trunk and branches.

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The wind is blowing the leaves off the tree.

Meaning: This means that a particular wind is causing particular leaves to move away from a particular tree. It's like saying, The wind is making those leaves fall off that tree over there.

Choice of Words: The is used to specify that we are talking about a specific wind. Is blowing is the present tense of the verb blow, which means to move air or cause something to move by blowing air. The is used again to specify that we are talking about specific leaves. Off means to move something away from something else. The is used one last time to specify that we are talking about a specific tree. When you put them together, "The wind is blowing the leaves off the tree" describes the action of a specific wind moving specific leaves away from a specific tree.

A strong gust of wind blew all the leaves off the oak tree.

Meaning: This means that a particularly strong gust of wind caused all the leaves to move away from a particular oak tree. It's like saying, The wind was so strong that it blew all the leaves off that oak tree over there.

Choice of Words: A is used to specify that we are talking about one gust of wind. Strong means having a lot of power or force. Gust means a sudden, strong burst of wind. Of means belonging to or connected with something. Wind is the moving air. Blew is the past tense of the verb blow, which means to move air or cause something to move by blowing air. All means every single one of something. The is used to specify that we are talking about specific leaves. Off means to move something away from something else. The is used one last time to specify that we are talking about a specific tree. Oak is a type of tree. When you put them together, "A strong gust of wind blew all the leaves off the oak tree" describes the action of a particular strong gust of wind moving all the leaves away from a particular oak tree.

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