Multiple choice

Directions: Improve the under given sentence, if needed, by replacing the underlined part of it with the appropriate option. If no correction is required, mark option 4 as the answer.

Domestic violence is at the rise.

  1. on

  2. in

  3. with

  4. No improvement needed
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A Correct answer
Explanation

The correct idiomatic expression is on the rise, not at the rise. The preposition on is standard with rise when indicating an increasing trend. At would suggest a static location, while on correctly conveys the idea of being on an upward trend or trajectory.

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