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Nouns a rise an increase a surge a growth a peak

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Verbs: to rise to increase to surge to grow to peak to skyrocket to fluctuate to vary

o a fluctuation o a variation o a period of stability o a plateau o o o o a fall a decrease a decline a dip

o to dive o to plunge

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Adverbs sharply suddenly rapidly abruptly dramatically significantly steadily considerably markedly slightly gently gradually wildly

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Adjectives sharp sudden rapid abrupt dramatic steep significant steady considerable marked slight gentle gradual

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to fall to decrease to decline to dip Phrases to show a trend o to reach a plateau o to level off o to flatten out o the highest o the lowest o the second highest o the third highest o compared to o compared with o relative to

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to show a downward trend to hit the highest point to hit the lowest point to reach a peak to show some fluctuation to fluctuate wildly to remain stable to remain static to remain unchanged to stay constant

There was a substantial increase in the value of stocks on March 15th. The percentage of students walking to school continued to rise gradually over the ten year period from 20002010. nterest in environmental issues has risen steadily over the last 10 years.

A. Percentage - The word percentage comes after words like the a this and that. !ften it is preceded b" an adjective. ! small percentage of residents have lived in the building for more than 20 years.

 The percentage of students who live on campus has fallen sharply since the fire. #. $or numbers up to ten write the numbers in words. $or numbers over %& "ou can write the numbers in numbers.

'. (f the sentence starts with a number alwa"s write it in words.

)*A++A* Take note of the following prepositions which you will need to describe dates" numbers and comparisons# ,ates: n $ecember" n 2005"

%rom 2001-2010" &y 1''(" &etween 1')5-1')' *umbers ncrease of 25+

$ecreased by 10+ %ell from 200 in ,uly to 150 in !ugust -omparison -ompared to -ompared with .elative to