Question

select the two sentences that use the word correctly. after you have made your choices, press the \check me\ button. gradual 8 potential points there was a gradual change in the weather as winter came to an end. his gradual reflexes help him to be an excellent racecar driver. the spaceship landed on a gradual planet. the melting snow caused a gradual rise in the level of the river water. the gradual tree is really blowing in the high winds of the storm.

Explanation:

• "Gradual" means happening or developing slowly over a period of time.
• In the first sentence, a "gradual change in the weather" makes sense as weather changes often occur slowly.
• In the fourth sentence, a "gradual rise in the river water level" due to melting snow is also a slow - developing process.
• Reflexes are quick (not gradual), a planet is not described as gradual (it could be described by other terms like habitable, etc.), and a tree is not "gradual" (it could be described as tall, old, etc.).

Answer:

• There was a gradual change in the weather as winter came to an end.
• The melting snow caused a gradual rise in the level of the river water.