Date sliding is described as cumulative.

• A. Date sliding is cumulative
• B. Date sliding is not cumulative
• C. Date sliding is optional
• D. Date sliding erases previous dates

Answer: (A)

Date sliding builds on prior changes; its effects compound. Each time you slide the date, the shift adds to whatever has already been moved. For example, if you push a date forward by two days and then push it forward again by three days, the final date ends up five days ahead of the original. That cumulative behavior means the total change is the sum of all individual slides, not just the last adjustment.

If it weren’t cumulative, the second slide might overwrite the first, leaving only the most recent change, or reset to an original state. If it were optional, the slide wouldn’t reflect a consistent pattern. If it erased previous dates, you’d lose the history of prior shifts. None of those describe how cumulative sliding works, which is why stating that sliding is cumulative is the best description.