Thread: Rise & Raise?
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Old 25-Oct-2005, 03:54
M56
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Default Re: Rise & Raise?

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Originally Posted by herbiji
Hello there

Rise : is an intransitive verb and means to go up stand up, or get out of bed - it doesn't require an object
George rise very early in morning
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raise is a transitive verb and means to lift up something
the company raised thier salary too often

their principal parts are

rise , rose , risen
raise , raised , raised

so and according to this rule
the correst form is
raise your hand

hope this help

Well done! You are correct there, but you need to look at your post and edit a little.

Rise is an intransitive verb and means to go up, stand up , or get out of bed - it doesn't require an object

George rises very early in the morning.
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Raise is a transitive verb and means to lift up something.

The company raised their salary too often.

Their principal parts are:

rise , rose , risen
raise , raised , raised

So, and according to this rule, the correst form is "raise your hand".

Hope this help s.

Last edited by M56; 25-Oct-2005 at 03:58.
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