Raindrops fell gently on the leaves.

Meaning: This means that small drops of water that fall from clouds moved downward from a higher to a lower place in a soft and careful way on the flat parts of a plant that grow on the stems.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are small drops of water that fall from clouds. Fell means to move downward from a higher to a lower place. Gently means in a soft and careful way. Leaves are the flat parts of a plant that grow on the stems.

Alternative Expressions

The raindrops were falling softly onto the leaves.

Meaning: This sentence is also describing how the raindrops are falling on the leaves. It's like saying, The raindrops are moving quietly and gently from the clouds and landing on the leaves of the plants.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are the drops of water that fall from clouds. Were falling means that the raindrops were moving downward from the clouds to the leaves. Softly means that the raindrops fell gently and quietly. Leaves are the green parts of plants that grow on branches.

Softly, the raindrops fell on the leaves.

Meaning: This sentence is describing how the raindrops are falling on the leaves. It's like saying, The raindrops are moving quietly and gently from the clouds and landing on the leaves of the plants.

Choice of Words: Raindrops are the drops of water that fall from clouds. Fell means that the raindrops moved downward from the clouds to the leaves. Softly means that the raindrops fell gently and quietly. Leaves are the green parts of plants that grow on branches.

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