Which sentence uses the word gingerly correctly? a) he shouted gingerly to the players to get moving. b) she was laughing so gingerly that she could barely breathe. c) the boxer gingerly used an upper-cut to distract her opponent. d) dustin gingerly felt the bump on his head to see if it was still sore.

D) Dustin gingerly felt the bump on his head to see if it was still sore.

Gingerly means carefully or cautionally.

answer: inference

explanation:

an inference can be understood as a conclusion to which a person is able to get based on reasoning. it is the same as a deduction, a guess, an assumption.   in the sentence presented, the conjunction "but" gives the readers an idea of contrast, and, therefore, allows them to induce that despite the opponent's characteristics, andrea had something different that made her win.

the answer is "a" although apex might say best book of the year.