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Choose the sentence with properly used idiom (emphasized with boldface). Please note that a wrong answer choice may be grammatically correct.

A. A rising of electricity prices fuelled the 18 percent year-on-year jump in the company's revenues to 3.6 billion zlotys.
B. A rise in electricity prices fuelled the 18 percent year-on-year jump in the company's revenues to 3.6 billion zlotys.
C. A raise in electricity prices fuelled the 18 percent year-on-year jump in the company's revenues to 3.6 billion zlotys.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above
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Choose the sentence with properly used idiom (emphasized with boldface). Please note that a wrong answer choice may be grammatically correct.

A. A rising of electricity prices fuelled the 18 percent year-on-year jump in the company's revenues to 3.6 billion zlotys.
B. A rise in electricity prices fuelled the 18 percent year-on-year jump in the company's revenues to 3.6 billion zlotys.
C. A raise in electricity prices fuelled the 18 percent year-on-year jump in the company's revenues to 3.6 billion zlotys.
D. All of the above
E. None of the above



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Re: V99-25 [#permalink] New post   16 Jan 2016, 10:37
Someone Please explain it.
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Re: V99-25 [#permalink] New post   28 Mar 2016, 01:38
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When subject raises something else we use raise
If subject itself is rising then we use rise
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Re: V99-25 [#permalink] New post   27 May 2016, 10:58
I am desperately seeking this kinds of questions.Can you please help me find?

This "one-word-many-usage" kinda question troubles me much.

Please help.
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Re: V99-25 [#permalink] New post   27 Aug 2017, 23:50
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Re: V99-25 [#permalink] New post   24 Jun 2019, 08:09
y4nkee wrote:
When subject raises something else we use raise
If subject itself is rising then we use rise




How can a price rise itself? Doesn’t make any sense to me.
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Re: V99-25 [#permalink] New post   25 Mar 2020, 23:55
The rise in price raises the standard of living
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Re V99-25 [#permalink] New post   12 Aug 2023, 12:06
I think this is a high-quality question and I agree with explanation.
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