Learn · Sentences Talking About Natural Phenomena
Lightning struck the tree during the storm, and it caught fire.
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Lightning struck the tree during the storm, and it caught fire.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
Be careful during thunderstorms; lightning can strike trees and cause fires.
Describing Habits
I always avoid trees during storms because I've seen lightning strike and ignite them.
Asking About Others
Did you see the tree that caught fire from a lightning strike last night?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If the lightning hadn't struck, the tree wouldn't have caught fire.
Rephrased versions
Formal
A lightning strike ignited the tree during the storm.
Casual
Lightning hit the tree in the storm, and whoosh, it was on fire!
Simpler English
The tree burned because lightning hit it during the storm.
Phrases to learn
lightning struck
A bolt of lightning hit something.
caught fire
Started to burn.