Standard English ConventionsEasy–MediumPast participle after 'has'
Standard English Conventions practice question
The river has ____ over its banks twice this winter.
Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?
- A. risenCorrect
- B. rose
- C. rise
- D. rising
Answer: A. risen
'Has' takes the past participle 'risen'.
Why the other answers are wrong
- B. rose
- 'Rose' is the simple past, not the participle.
- C. rise
- Base form.
- D. rising
- Present participle.
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