Meaning: The movement of air causes the limbs of a tree to move gently back and forth.
Choice of Words: Wind: moving air
Blow: cause movement of air
Tree: a woody plant with a trunk
Branches: limbs of a tree
Sway: move gently back and forth
Alternative Expressions
The wind causes the tree branches to move.
Meaning: This sentence means the same thing as the first sentence, but it uses different words.
Choice of Words: The wind is the air moving around us. Causes means that the wind is making something happen. Tree branches are the arms of the tree that reach up to the sky. Move means to change position.
When the wind blows, the tree branches move.
Meaning: This sentence means the same thing as the first two sentences, but it uses different words.
Choice of Words: The wind is the air moving around us. Blows means that the wind is moving something. When means that something happens at the same time as something else. Tree branches are the arms of the tree that reach up to the sky. Move means to change position.