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Question As the sun went up, the temperature increased to 10 degrees centigrade.

hirashin

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Dear native English speakers,
Which sentences sound right?

(a1) As the sun went up, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(a2) As the sun went up high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(a3) As the sun went up higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.

(b1) As the sun became high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(b2) As the sun became higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(b3) As the sun got high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(b4) As the sun got higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.

(c1) As the sun rose, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(c2) As the sun rose high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(c3) As the sun rose higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(c4) As the sun rose up high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(c5) As the sun rose up higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.

(d1) As the sun came up, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(d2) As the sun came up high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(d3) As the sun came up higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.

(e1) As the sun climed, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(e2) As the sun climed high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.
(e3) As the sun climed higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.

Hirashin
 
(a1) As the sun went up, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade.

(a2) As the sun went up high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X
(a3) As the sun went up higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. O

(b1) As the sun became high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X
(b2) As the sun became higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X
(b3) As the sun got high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X
(b4) As the sun got higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. O

(c1) As the sun rose, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. O
(c2) As the sun rose high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X
(c3) As the sun rose higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. O
(c4) As the sun rose up high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X
(c5) As the sun rose up higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X

(d1) As the sun came up, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. O
(d2) As the sun came up high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X
(d3) As the sun came up higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X

(e1) As the sun climbed, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. O
(e2) As the sun climbed high, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. X
(e3) As the sun climbed higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. O

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"The temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade as the sun went up higher" and "As the sun went up higher, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade" do not have the same meanings.
 
(a1) As the sun went up, the temperature gradually increased to 10 degrees centigrade. O
 
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