SAT Writing

Answer: B - The best choice is “rises”

The present tense verb “dwindle” is inconsistent with the past tense verb “rose.” Generally, the verbs in the sentence should have the same tense. “Risen” indicates the perfect and subjunctive tenses and “raised” is a past tense form of “raise.” “Rises” is a present tense form that is consistent with “dwindle.”