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Choose the answer which best rewords the italicized portion. If you think the original wording is best, choose option A.

As water resources dwindle, competition for available sources rose.
  1. rose
  2. rises
  3. risen
  4. raised
Explanation
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.”
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