After about an hour, the rain began to abate, and we could go back to playing our baseball game.
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Responses
grow warmer
grow warmer
change its direction
change its direction
strengthen its power
strengthen its power
become less intense
become less intense
After about an hour, the rain began to abate, and became less intense.
The correct answer to the question, "After about an hour, the rain began to abate, and we could go back to playing our baseball game," is "become less intense."
To arrive at this answer, we need to understand the meaning of the word "abate." In this context, "abate" refers to a decrease in the intensity or amount of something, in this case, the rain.
Therefore, we can eliminate the answer choices "grow warmer," "change its direction," and "strengthen its power" because they do not align with the definition of "abate."
Hence, the answer "become less intense" best fits the situation described in the given sentence.