Question

read the sentence. gordon gently persuaded his grandfather to play checkers. which word best replaces the underlined phrase but keeps the original meaning of the sentence? coaxed begged asked told

Explanation:

"Coaxed" means to gently persuade or encourage someone to do something, which closely matches "gently persuaded". "Begged" implies a more desperate asking, "asked" is too general, and "told" lacks the element of persuasion.

Answer:

A. coaxed