(2) Prices have risen sharply over the last few months. (3) The moon has risen above the horizon. (4) The temperature has risen five degrees. (5) The price of oil has risen sharply.
Was risen or has risen?
The statement is the equivalent of "Christ has risen" and is stating a present-perfect fact. It's stating an eternal truth that not only did he rise all those years ago, but he remains risen now. That is, not just "he has risen" but "he is risen" and risen is closer to being an adjective than a pure participle.
How do you use risen in a sentence?
Risen sentence example
- Babylonia had risen into supreme importance for Jewish life at about the time when the Mishnah was completed. ...
- The bed of the river was found to have risen at least 20 ft. ...
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- Nor did the latter, having risen and curtsied, know what to do.
