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In the question below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed choose 'No improvement'. After the heavy rains last week, the water in the lake raised another two feet.

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In the question below, a part of the sentence is underlined. Below are given alternatives to the underlined part which may improve the sentence. Choose the correct alternative. In case no improvement is needed choose 'No improvement'.

After the heavy rains last week, the water in the lake raised another two feet.
1). would raise another two feet
2). raise another two feet
3). rose another two feet
4). No improvement


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The past tense ‘rose’ should be used and not the future ‘would raise’ or present ‘raise’. The subject ‘water’ is doing the action and thus the active voice is needed and not the passive voice.

Thus the correct phrase to replace the sentence is option 3.

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