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The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers.



 
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The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers. #1 (permalink) Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:40 am   The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers.		  
i have difficulty in solving a question
please help me
choose the best answer :
The melting of the snow has caused flooding by......rivers
A.extended B.expanded C.prolonged D.swollen

The answer is D.swollen but I dont really understand the meaning of that question
Thanks for helping me !!!
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The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers. #2 (permalink) Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:02 am   The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers.		  
Hi Giang93,

I think probably this sentence needs a different preposition:
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The melting of the snow has caused flooding by......rivers

I would suggest: The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers In other words: first the snow melted and as a result the rivers swelled and as a consequence of that there was flooding.

I assume you're familiar with the verb: swell/swelled/swollen meaning 'get bigger'.

Hope that helps.

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The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers. #3 (permalink) Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:12 am   The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers.		  
Hi Giang,

Could you please do me a favour and read why is a meaningful message title so important? As you can see, we have changed the title of your thread.

Please let me know what you think.
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The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers. #4 (permalink) Thu Apr 17, 2008 10:56 am   The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers.		  
Thanks for your help , Alan
And thanks for your advice , Torsten
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The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers. #5 (permalink) Thu Apr 17, 2008 11:18 am   The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers.		  
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I would suggest: The melting of the snow has caused flooding from the swollen rivers In other words: first the snow melted and as a result the rivers swelled and as a consequence of that there was flooding.


So how can we use "flooded by"?
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