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TRANSITIVE VERBS
Verbs that take a direct object are known as transitive verbs. This is important because 'to raise' is a transitive verb, but 'to rise' is not. It is intransitive. It does not act on anything. This is the most notable difference between 'raise' and 'rise'.
I rose my eyebrows.
(The verb 'to rise' is intransitive. It cannot have a direct object. This example is wrong.)
My eyebrows rose.
(Here, 'rose' is not acting on anything.)
Watch the moon rise.
Verbs that take a direct object are known as transitive verbs. This is important because 'to raise' is a transitive verb, but 'to rise' is not. It is intransitive. It does not act on anything. This is the most notable difference between 'raise' and 'rise'.
(The verb 'to rise' is intransitive. It cannot have a direct object. This example is wrong.)
(Here, 'rose' is not acting on anything.)
