Question

select the two sentences that use the word correctly. after you have made your choices, press the \check me\ button. degrade he hopes to degrade his cell phone as soon as the new model is available. my cooking teacher suggests that i could degrade my sauce with some salt. years of deforestation and mining have proven to degrade the local land. the platoon plans to degrade the enemy stronghold at sunrise. the commander may degrade the soldier due to his insubordination.

Explanation:

The word "degrade" means to reduce in quality, value, or status. In the first sentence, one would "upgrade" a cell - phone, not "degrade" it. In the second sentence, adding salt is not "degrading" a sauce in the correct sense of the word. Degrading the enemy stronghold is an incorrect usage as well. However, deforestation and mining can reduce the quality of land, which is a correct use of "degrade". Also, a commander can reduce a soldier's rank (degrade) due to insubordination.

Answer:

• Years of deforestation and mining have proven to degrade the local land.
• The commander may degrade the soldier due to his insubordination.