Trees help reduce flooding.

Meaning: This means that trees help to prevent floods by soaking up water and releasing it slowly.

Choice of Words: Reduce means to make something less. Flooding is when water covers an area of land that is usually dry. Trees help to reduce flooding by absorbing water from the ground and releasing it slowly into the air.

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