ORAL and WRITTEN MEDIATION

QUANTITIES
 A SMALL PERCENTAGE / X PERCENTAGE OF…
 A SMALL QUANTITY
 A HUGE SUM OF MONEY…
 AN ENORMOUS PORTION
 A VAST NUMBER OF / A LARGE NUMBER OF.. + COUNT.NOUN
 A GREAT DEAL OF/ A GREAT AMOUNT OF…+UNC.NOUN
 THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITY…
 MUCH LESS…
 AS MUCH AS…
 NEARLY HALF AS MUCH AS…
 A THIRD/ A QUARTER..

STATISTICS
VERBS
 RISE DROP
 GO UP FALL
 INCREASE DECREASE
NOUNS
 A RISE IN…..
 A FALL IN …..
ADVERBS
 STEADILY
 DRAMATICALLY
 SIGNIFICANTLY
 SHARPLY
 SLIGHTLY
 RESPECTIVELY
OTHER EXPRESSIONS TO EXPRESS CONTRAST
 IN CONTRAST
 ON THE CONTRARY
 WHEREAS
 WHILE
 SIMILARLY
 DIFFERENTLY
 BY FAR + SUPERLATIVE ADJ.