An explanandum is a sentence containing something that needs to be explained. An explanans is a sentence containing something that explains an explanandum.
Try writing sentences that can explain one or more of the following sentences.
Explanandum:
1. There is an ancient, artificial cut through the coastline at Lisgar Marsh, due west of Hisarlik.
2. The valley of the Ciplak rivulet rises as it approaches the valley of the Mendere.
3, The Dumreck valley rises as it approaches the valley of the Mendere.
4. There are huge, unnatural berms, mounds and declivities west and southwest of Kalifat.
5, The ground rises and turns NW of Kalifat.
6. The ground rises and falls between Hisarlik and the Mendere.
7. The ground rises and falls twice between the Dumreck valley and the Mendere.
Explanans:
A city built to survive floods is buried in the plain in front of Hisarlik.
Accounting for the explanation:
1 The Kesik Cut drains Lisgar Marsh so that it does not overflow in the direction of the city
2,3 each valley rises where it encounters the city
4 those are flood control works protecting the city
5,6,7 that is the mound containing the buried city
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