Choose the most appropriate word to fill in the blank.
The automobile industry suddenly _______ the prices of premium segment cars.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → raised
Complete sentence: The automobile industry suddenly raised the prices of premium segment cars. The industry made "the prices" go up, and "the prices" is the object. The action is in the past ("suddenly"), so the verb is raised.
| Option | Form and use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) rise | Rise (rise – rose – risen) is intransitive: it takes no object and means to go up by itself. Rise cannot take an object ("rise the prices" is wrong), and it is a present form while the action is past. | Prices rise when supply falls. |
| (2) rose | Rose is the past of "rise", so it is past tense, but it still cannot take the object "the prices". | The sun rose at six o'clock. |
| (3) raised (answer) | Raise (raise – raised – raised) is transitive: it takes an object and means to make something go up. | The school raised its fees this year. |
| (4) risen | Risen is the past participle of "rise". It needs a helping verb (has risen) and cannot take an object. | The river has risen after the heavy rain. |
Contrast: raise takes an object (the industry raised the prices). Rise takes none (the prices rose).