Question

2237 3 The rain had caused the water level to raise. The rain had caused the water level to [[raise]]. rise Raise (raising, raised, raised) is a transitive verb: 'They wouldn't dare to raise taxes just before an election.'Rise (rising, rose, risen) is intransitive: 'The divorce rate has risen steadily over the last forty years.' 'Prices rose again last month.'

Accepted Answer

raise ✗ The rain had caused the water level to rise. The rain had caused the water level to [[rise]]. rise | raise

Idx	2237
Keyword	raise
Sub Entry Number	3
Type of Sentence	✗
Error Sentence	The rain had caused the water level to raise.
Correct Sentence	The rain had caused the water level to rise.
Cloze Error Sentence	The rain had caused the water level to [[raise]].
Cloze Sentence	The rain had caused the water level to [[rise]].
Cloze Answer	rise
Choices	rise \| raise
Explanation	Raise (raising, raised, raised) is a transitive verb: 'They wouldn't dare to raise taxes just before an election.' Rise (rising, rose, risen) is intransitive: 'The divorce rate has risen steadily over the last forty years.' 'Prices rose again last month.'

Raise Rain Caused Water Level Rise Raising Raised