| Idx | 2236 |
|---|---|
| Keyword | raise |
| Sub Entry Number | 3 |
| Type of Sentence | ✗ |
| Error Sentence | Sales raised rapidly. |
| Correct Sentence | Sales rose rapidly. |
| Cloze Error Sentence | Sales [[raised]] rapidly. |
| Cloze Sentence | Sales [[rose]] rapidly. |
| Cloze Answer | rose |
| Choices | raised | rose |
| 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.' |
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