Question

ON KILLING A TREE
Reference-to-Context Questions
1. Read the extract carefully and answer the questions that to
It takes much time to kill a tree,
Not a simple jab of the knife
Will do it. It has grown
Slowly consuming the earth .
a. the word absorbing means the same as... in the extract​

Answer 1

Answer:

The word absorbing means the same as consuming in the extract.

Consuming means having or taking up. Absorbing also means taking up. Hence, the answer is consuming.

Hope this helps you.

Answer 2

Answer:

Consuming

Explanation:

The word absorbing means the same as consuming in the extract.

Consuming means absorbing something.

Both are synonymous.