Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined words in the given sentence.
After the heavy rains last Thursday, the water in the river raised another three feet.
A.rose another three feet✓ Correct
B.raise another three feet
C.will raise another three feet
D.risen another three feet
Explanation
The correct past tense of the intransitive verb 'rise' is 'rose'. Since the sentence refers to a past event, 'rose another three feet' is the grammatically accurate substitution.
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