There were three basic sentence structures used to describe changes in data: 1) There was/were + adjective + noun + prepositional phrase, 2) Subject + witnessed/saw + adjective + noun + prepositional phrase, 3) Subject + verb + adverbially.
Verbs and nouns were provided to describe various types of changes in data, including things going up (increase, rise, grow), down (decrease, fall, decline), or remaining the same (level off, stabilize, remain constant). Positioning words were also included to discuss things peaking, reaching highs or lows, or standing at a certain level.
There were three basic sentence structures used to describe changes in data: 1) There was/were + adjective + noun + prepositional phrase, 2) Subject + witnessed/saw + adjective + noun + prepositional phrase, 3) Subject + verb + adverbially.
Verbs and nouns were provided to describe various types of changes in data, including things going up (increase, rise, grow), down (decrease, fall, decline), or remaining the same (level off, stabilize, remain constant). Positioning words were also included to discuss things peaking, reaching highs or lows, or standing at a certain level.
There were three basic sentence structures used to describe changes in data: 1) There was/were + adjective + noun + prepositional phrase, 2) Subject + witnessed/saw + adjective + noun + prepositional phrase, 3) Subject + verb + adverbially.
Verbs and nouns were provided to describe various types of changes in data, including things going up (increase, rise, grow), down (decrease, fall, decline), or remaining the same (level off, stabilize, remain constant). Positioning words were also included to discuss things peaking, reaching highs or lows, or standing at a certain level.
STRUCTURE EXAMPLE There + be + a/an + Adj + Noun + in + There was a dramatic increase in DVD Noun phrase + data sales from 2 to 3 million Subject + experience/ witness/ see + DVD sales witnessed a dramatic a/an + Adj+ Nom ( in + Noun phrase) + increase from 2 to 3 million data Subject + Verb + Adverb + Data 2. Verbs/ Nouns and phrases:
MEANING VERB NOUN
Go down Decrease Fall Drop Same Decline Dip down and up Plunge (big change) Plummet (big change) Same Slump (big change) Go up Increase Same Rise Same Grow Growth Soar (big change) Surge (big change) Same Rocket (big change) Leap (big change) Shoot up (big change) Double Treble Same Increase threefold/ fourfold No change Level off A leveling off at Stabilize A period of stability Remain the same Same Remain stable Same Remain constant Same Remain unchanged Same Constant change Fluctuate Fluctuation Vary Variation Be erratic Same Position Peak at Reach a peak of Reach a high of Reach a low of Stand at (stood)