TASK DEFINITION: Combine the given two facts to write a concluding fact. Note that there should be some parts of the first and second facts that are not mentioned in this conclusion fact. Your combined fact should be the result of a chain between the two facts. Chains form when two facts connect together to produce a concluding fact. An example of a chain is: "pesticides cause pollution" (fact1) + "pollution can harm animals" (fact2) → "pesticides can harm animals" (conclusion fact). Parts of the concluding fact overlap with the first and the second fact. To construct such a  concluding fact, a useful way is to borrow the subject from one fact and the ending conclusions from another fact.
PROBLEM: Fact 1: tectonic plates being pushed together causes earthquakes. 
Fact 2: Plumbing is sometimes damaged during an earthquake.

SOLUTION: Tectonic plates being pushed together can damage plumbing.

PROBLEM: Fact 1: being distracted while driving can cause people to crash their car. 
Fact 2: Some children drive their parents to distraction.

SOLUTION: Children can cause drivers to crash.

PROBLEM: Fact 1: hearing is used for sensing sound by animals. 
Fact 2: Cows are social animals.

SOLUTION:
hearing is used for sensing sound by cows.