********************************************************************* 1 We called in a tree surgeon to try to save the old tree, but the fungus had spread too far. The main limb had to be removed.
2 You can’t get rid of weeds by mowing them. You have to bend down and yank them up by their roots.
3 Pollen is produced by the male part of a flower, the stamen, and then carried - always by chance - to the female part of another flower, the pistil.
4 You had better think about pruning those grapevine, or they will choke each other for nutrients and never bear much fruit.
5 The imagery of flowers is often used to reflect upon the transitory nature of human life.
6 The police were surprised to find the grocery store thief unconscious in the produce section.
7 My intention in going to the woods was to hunt mushrooms, but on second thought I ended up picking wild blackberries.