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Sun 94 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Rise by, rise to, rise

What are the differnces ?

Car sales rose by 30 percent.

Car sales rose to 30 percent.

Car sales rose 30 percent.
  

Top answer

1. Car sales rose by 30 percent. Same as 3.

  • 1.
  • Car sales rose by 30 percent.
  • Same as 3.
  • 2.
  • Car sales rose to 30 percent.
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3 Answers
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1. Car sales rose by 30 percent. Same as 3.
2. Car sales rose to 30 percent.
3. Car sales rose 30 percent. (There were 30 percent more sales than before.)

CJ
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Then, what about the following sentences?

Sales climbed by 10 percent. vs. Sales climbed 10 percent.

Sales rose by 10 percent .vs Sales rose 10 percent.

Sales dropped by 10 percent. vs. Sales dropped 10 percent.

Sales plunged by 1o percent. vs. Sales plunnged 10 percent.
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Both elements in each pair mean the same thing.

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