Meaning: When the wind is strong, it can make trees move back and forth.
Choice of Words: Wind: air that moves, blows: when the wind moves quickly, trees: tall plants with woody stems and branches, sway: when trees move back and forth in the wind.
Alternative Expressions
The wind is blowing, and the trees are swaying.
Meaning: This sentence is similar to the first sentence, but it uses more specific language to describe the wind and the trees.
Choice of Words:The is used to indicate that we are talking about a specific wind. Is blowing means that the wind is currently moving. And is used to connect two ideas. The trees indicates that we are talking about a specific group of trees. Are swaying means that the trees are currently moving from side to side.
When the wind blows, the trees dance.
Meaning: This sentence uses figurative language to compare the movement of trees in the wind to dancing. It suggests that the trees are enjoying the wind and moving gracefully.
Choice of Words:When is used to indicate that one event happens after another. The wind blows describes the event that happens first. The trees dance describes the event that happens second. Dance is a creative way to describe the way trees move in the wind.