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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?

  1. A. risenCorrect
  2. B. rose
  3. C. rise
  4. 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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