Learn · Sentences Talking About Natural Phenomena

Earthquakes can cause landslides, which add to the damage.

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Sentence

Narrator

Earthquakes can cause landslides, which add to the damage.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

Be aware that earthquakes can trigger landslides, increasing the overall destruction.

Describing Habits

In earthquake-prone areas, we always consider the risk of subsequent landslides.

Asking About Others

Do you know how often landslides occur after an earthquake in this region?

Sharing Hypotheticals

If a major earthquake hit, the resulting landslides could be catastrophic.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Seismic activity can induce landslides, thereby exacerbating the extent of damage.

Casual

Earthquakes can bring on landslides, making things even worse.

Simpler English

Earthquakes can cause landslides, which makes the damage worse.

Phrases to learn

cause landslides

To trigger or initiate the movement of a mass of earth or rock down a slope.

add to the damage

To increase or worsen the existing harm or destruction.