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How to...use the verbs rise and raise (they are not used in the same way!)

Confident Business English

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How to Use Intransitive Verbs to Express Meaning

Rise is an intransitive verb. and it's much harder to correct, so if you're saying on the other side, get rid of it and start using on the other hand. The sun rises, prices rise, sales rose, morale has risen, taxes have risen - we can use both of those words to express the same meaning but we use them differently. So I want you to go away and perhaps write a few sentences with both of those verbs to practice and then say them out loud, remember speaking out loud,. Make sure you give the podcast a little follow or subscribe on the channels, iVox, apple or Spotify, give me a little follow on Anna with underscore

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