Writing Lesson 1 - Prepositions

The number of students increased rapidly (a)   from 3,000 ​ (b)   10,000

• from
• to
• between
• within
• at
• of

The number of students started ​ (a)   3,000

• at
• in
• on

The number of students remained ​ (a)   3,000

• in
• on
• at
• by

The number of students witnessed a rapid increase ​ ​ (a)   7000.

• of
• from
• by
• to

The number of students fell ____ 3000.

The number of students fluctuated ​ (a)   3,000

• around
• about
• between

E.g. The number of students fluctuated ​ (a)   2,500 ​ (b)   3,500

• between
• and
• through
• from
• to
• by
• within