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Question
Frame illustrative sentence to distinguish the meaning of the word in the following cluster.
raise – rise– rice
Solution
The philanthropist raised funds for the benefit of relations of those warriors who laid down their lives in Pulwama.
“The rise and fall of the Roman Empire” is an interesting book.
Many poor people do not use the ration rice but exchange it for other items.
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