Textual Grammar of the poem On Killing a Tree
A. Change the voice.
1.It takes much time to kill a tree .
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2.Not a simple jab of the knife will do it.
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3.So hack and chop .
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4.This alone won't do it.
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5.Not so much pain will do it.
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6.The root is to be pulled out .
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7.It is to be roped ,tied.
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8.And the strength of the tree is exposed.
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9.And then it is done .
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Do as directed.
1.It takes much time to kill a tree .(Turn into Interrogative sentence )
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2.It takes much time to kill a tree .(Turn into negative sentence )
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3.Not a simple jab of the knife will do it.(Make it an affirmative sentence)
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4.It has grown slowly consuming the earth.
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5.The bleeding bark will heal. (Turn into a Complex Sentence/Turn into a Compound Sentence)
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6.The source white and wet, hidden for years inside the earth. (Turn into a Complex Sentence)
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7. Not so much pain will do it. (Make it an Affirmative Sentence/Make it an Interrogative Sentence)
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8. So hack and chop, but this alone won't do it.(Make it a Simple Sentence)
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9. But this alone won't do it.(Make it an Affirmative Sentence)
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10. The source is the most sensitive part.(Turn into Positive Degree)
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11. From close to the ground will rise curled green twigs.
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12. The root is to be pulled out of the anchoring earth. (Rewrite Using the Noun Form of 'anchoring')
(Turn into a Complex Sentence)
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13. The root is to be pulled out entirely. (Rewrite Using the Adjective Form of the Underlined Word)
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4. And from close to the ground will rise curled green twigs. (Rewrite Using the Noun Form of 'curled')
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15. It has grown slowly consuming the earth.(Turn into a Negative Sentence)
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16. The root is pulled out entirely and the strength of the tree is exposed. (Turn into a Simple Sentence/Turn into a Complex Sentence)
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17. From close to the ground will rise curled green twigs.(Turn into a Compound Sentence)
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18. It has grown slowly consuming the earth.(Turn into a Compound Sentence)
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