It is an encouraging sign that people's purchasing power is _____ the rise recently.
A at B in C on D with
2006-09-04 02:23:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
ON
(but am not a native speaker so wait for some other answers please)
P.S. Why? It's just a set phrase. No reasonable explanation except 'it is said like that'
2006-09-04 02:24:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
C: On
Because purchasing power is riding the wave of positive economic changes like a surfer.
2006-09-04 02:48:22 · answer #2 · answered by barburso 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
C on is the correct answer because that's the way I was taught to construct a sentence like this one, and I was top of My English class.
2006-09-04 02:32:34 · answer #3 · answered by pa69oldfart 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
C because C are the third, the first is the best.
2006-09-04 02:26:01 · answer #4 · answered by Angel Answer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the rise.
C.
Not really sure why it's the right answer, that's just the phrase people use.
2006-09-04 02:25:01 · answer #5 · answered by rahidz2003 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
C.
Learn about conjuctions. Have fun.
2006-09-07 20:26:18 · answer #6 · answered by soxrcat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say "on" the rise. . . . .because it sounds right
2006-09-04 02:26:13 · answer #7 · answered by worldhq101 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ON, because that's the right bl**dy answer.
2006-09-04 02:24:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
on
2006-09-04 02:43:26 · answer #9 · answered by xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
on
2006-09-04 02:25:05 · answer #10 · answered by ♪♫♪Isaac♪♫ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋