a plant is a kind of living thing & grass is a kind of green plant -> water is a mean of inanimate place grass is a kind of living thing  a cow is a kind of animal & an plant is a mean of inanimate place -> a cow is a kind of living thing a cow is a kind of living thing  water is a mean of inanimate place & a cow is a kind of living thing -> grass and a cow are both living things grass and a cow are both living things  all living things grow & the inability to grow is a mean of burning -> all living things have the ability to grow all living things have the ability to grow  grass and a cow are both living things & all inanimate nothing have the inability to grow -> grass and a cow both have the ability to grow