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During the last interglacial period, the climate on the Earth was warmer than it is today, and the consequent melting of the polar ice caps caused the sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now.
A. sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now B. sea level to be raised over its height presently about 60 feet C. sea level to rise about 60 feet above its present height D. level of the seas to rise over and above its present height about 60 feet E. level of the seas to be raised over their height, now about 60 feet
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26 Aug 2010, 10:02
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A. sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now - wordy B. sea level to be raised over its height presently about 60 feet - Passive voice. Not necessary in this sentence. C. sea level to rise about 60 feet above its present height - CORRECT D. level of the seas to rise over and above its present height about 60 feet - level of the seas? that's ackward. "over and above its present... " is wordy. E. level of the seas to be raised over their height, now about 60 feet - wrong: passive voice (in this case is wrong) and ackward.
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noboru wrote:
During the last interglacial period, the climate on the Earth was warmer than it is today, and the consequent melting of the polar ice caps caused the sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now.
A. sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now B. sea level to be raised over its height presently about 60 feet C. sea level to rise about 60 feet above its present height--- Correct D. level of the seas to rise over and above its present height about 60 feet E. level of the seas to be raised over their height, now about 60 feet
Please clarify.
first we have choose between to be raised and to rise. no one is going to raise the sea level so passive mode doesn't make sense. So its clearly to rise. B and E are out. sea level to raise is wrong . A is out.
to rise over and above its present height seems awkward and has redundant words
C clearly mentions that the sea level to rise about 60 feet above its present height ..
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26 Aug 2010, 10:14
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C seems like the correct...however, i do have a question reagrding the use of "raise vs rise". i believe "raise" is followed with a direct object while "rise" can't have any direct object. in this question, "rise" is followed by "rise about 60 feet above its present height". is that considered a direct object? thanks!
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26 Aug 2010, 21:12
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C because it sounds right.
Couldn't really tell you why (maybe it's an idiom) but you definitely need "rise" rather than "raise" and the other two that used "rise" were kind of passive voice (i guess) and wordy.
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29 Aug 2010, 21:55
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While I was reading the question I automatically replaced "raise" with "rise". And there is only one option with "rise" which is correct and concise as well. Hence C.
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11 Sep 2010, 09:09
Straight C.
As per MGMAT SC ... rise vs raise .... to rise is used to show a general increase in level of anything.... while raise is used for only Salary and bets .
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11 Sep 2010, 09:25
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Straight C.
As per MGMAT SC ... rise vs raise .... to rise is used to show a general increase in level of anything.... while raise is used for only Salary and bets .
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17 Sep 2010, 10:22
noboru wrote:
devashish wrote:
Straight C.
As per MGMAT SC ... rise vs raise .... to rise is used to show a general increase in level of anything.... while raise is used for only Salary and bets .
what?? and what about RAISE YOUR HAND??
Raise is a verb, which is always followed by direct object. i.e. some one triggers the increase.
Rise is to show that something has been increased. Eg rise in prices, rise in interest rates.
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29 Oct 2011, 07:51
noboru wrote:
During the last interglacial period, the climate on the Earth was warmer than it is today, and the consequent melting of the polar ice caps caused the sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now.
A. sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now B. sea level to be raised over its height presently about 60 feet C. sea level to rise about 60 feet above its present height D. level of the seas to rise over and above its present height about 60 feet E. level of the seas to be raised over their height, now about 60 feet
Please clarify.
C wins. This questions is essentially about maintaining the voice and concision. Other options are either wordy or are not in active voice.
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noboru wrote:
During the last interglacial period, the climate on the Earth was warmer than it is today, and the consequent melting of the polar ice caps caused the sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now.
A. sea level to raise about 60 feet over and above what its height presently is now B. sea level to be raised over its height presently about 60 feet C. sea level to rise about 60 feet above its present height D. level of the seas to rise over and above its present height about 60 feet E. level of the seas to be raised over their height, now about 60 feet
Please clarify.
raised and over are redundant. Also, 'rise' is the correct usage instead of 'raise'
C is the correct option
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