Verbs- Synoyms

Increase- incline, boom, boost, rise, grow, jump, hike, climb, escalate
Decrease- decline, shrink, sink, fall, dip, reduce, plunge
Stable- constant, static, stablize, unchanged, hover
Fluctuation- zig-zag trend, ups and down

Sub + v2 + adverb + obj

Sub + v1s/es + adverb + obj
Sub + will + v1 + adverb + obj

Adverbs
Fastly- dramatically, significantly, notably, drastically, rapidly,
suddenly, exponentially
Moderately- averagly, gradually, steadily, contantly, consistenly
Slow- slightly, marginally, nominally, barely, hardly

Beginners and Connectors  Similarly

 Overall  Likewise
 Taking a general overview  Which
 While  That
 Whereas  It is clear that
 In contrast  It is noticeable that
 On contrary  Interestingly
 But  Surprisingly
 Despite  Notably

Vocab for showing approx data

 Around  Approximately
 About  Exactly
 Almost  Close to
 Nearly  More/less than
 Roughly  Just above/ below
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Verb- Noun Conversion

Verb Noun Verb Noun
Increase Increase Improve Improvement
Climb Climb grow Growth
Incline Incline Reduce Reduction
Rise Rise Escalate Escalation
Decrease Decrease Fluctuate Fluctuation
Decline Decline Vary Variation
Drop drop Describe Description
Fall Fall Compare Comparison
Change change

Verb Adverb Adjective Noun

Increased Slightly Slight Increase
Rose rapidly Rapid Rise
Decreased moderately Moderate Decrease
Grew Substantially Substantia Growth
Escalated sharply Sharp Escalation
Dropped Dramatically Dramatic Drop
Climbed minimally Minimal Climb
Fell Slightly Slight Fall

This table presents some examples of how you can change

percentages to fractions or ratios:
 Percentage Fraction
80% Four-fifths
75% Three- quarters
50% Half
25% A quarter
20% A fifth
10% One in ten

Percentage Qualifier
77% Just over three quarters
77% Approximately three quarters
49% Just under a half
49% Nearly a half
32% Almost a third
Image Verb Description

Table/diagram/chart Illustrates/compares/ The comparison of/ the

/graph/Pie chart/line Shows/represents/depicts/presents/ difference between/ the number
graph/bar chart gives/provide/demonstrates of/ the amount of/ the
proportion of/ information on/
data about/ the percentage of

Starting- Overall Trend

In general/overall/As observed/ it clear There was an

seen that/ it is clear that increase/decrease/decline in..

There was a fluctuation before a

minor/major decrease/increase

There was a slight/rapid

increase/decrease before..

The data fluctuated before stabilizing

The data increased/decreased

Introduction – question paraphrase
gradually/rapidly
1. Identification
 2. What is about
3. years

Overall- bar, line, table, pie – highest, lowest, increase decrease

Process and flowchart – number of stages, starting and ending

Map – developments and alterations

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