Meaning: Water fell from the sky in small, soft droplets.
Choice of Words: Rain is characterized by falling water droplets. "Gentle drops" suggests a light and steady rainfall.
Alternative Expressions
Raindrops softly splashed on the ground.
Meaning: This sentence describes how raindrops gently hit the ground.
Choice of Words: The word "raindrops" describes the small drops of water that fall from the clouds. "Softly" means gently or quietly. "Splashed" means to hit a surface and spread out. "Ground" refers to the surface of the earth.
A gentle rain was falling.
Meaning: This sentence describes a gentle rain that was falling in the past.
Choice of Words: The word "gentle" means not rough or forceful. "Rain" describes water that falls from the clouds. "Was falling" means that the rain was happening in the past.