Graphs & Charts

Verb tense: Which is correct?

• Numbers have rose since 2015.

• Numbers rose since 2015.

• Numbers rise since 2015.

• Numbers have risen since 2015.

Verb tense: which is correct?

• Life expectancy increases since 2017.

• Life expectancy increased since 2017.

• Life expectancy has increased since 2017.

• Life expectancy is increasing since 2017.

Verb tense: which is correct?

• Numbers fall at the end of April 2018.

• Numbers were fell at the end of April 2018.

• Numbers have fallen at the end of April 2018.

• Numbers fell at the end of April 2108.

Verb tense: which is correct?

• Numbers have risen over the last 3 years.

• Numbers rise over the last few years.

• Numbers rose over the last 3 years.

• Numbers risen over the last 3 years.

Which is correct?: January 70%, February 50%.

• Numbers fell by 20%.

• Numbers fell at 20%.

• Numbers fell in 20%.

• Numbers fell to 20%.

Which is correct?: January 70%, February 50%.

• Numbers dropped in 50%.

• Numbers dropped by 50%.

• Numbers dropped from 50%.

• Numbers dropped to 50%.

Transformation: Prices rose steadily between 2010 and 2012.

• There was steady rise of prices....

• There was a steady rise in prices...

• There was a steadily rise in prices...

• A steady rise in prices was there...

Transformation: There was a rapid drop in numbers.

• Numbers droped rapidly.

• Dropped rapidly the numbers.

• Numbers dropped rapidly.

• The numbers droped rapidly.

Transformation: The incidence of ankle sprain grew slightly.

• There was a slight growing in the incidence of ankle sprain.

• There was a slightly growth of incidence in ankle sprain.

• There was a slight growth in the incidence of ankle sprain.

• There was slightly growing incidence in ankle sprain.

Prepositions: ___ 1999 numbers went up ___ 50%, ___ 200 ___ 300.

• at/by/to/from

• in/to/between/to

• in/at/in/to/

• in/by/from/to