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The graph below shows the number of university graduates in Canada from 1992 to 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the number of university graduates in Canada from 1992 to 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The line graph provides information about the
number
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 of
passed out
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passed-out

It seems that passed out is missing a hyphen. Consider adding the hyphen(s).

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 graduate students in Canada between 1992 and 2007.
overall
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 both females and males experienced an upward pattern.but both had some fluctuations throughout the
period
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.
Although
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 female
graduates
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 were higher in
number
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 during
this
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period
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.
Initially
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, the
number
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 of
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graduates
Correct word choice
female graduates

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 of females was nearly
about
Rephrase
apply

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100000 in 1992 and it rose approximately by 5000 during the next three years. Even though there was a gradual decrease in the
number
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 of female
graduates
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 between 1995 and 1998.
However
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, it continued to increase steadily to the end of the
period
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 and
hitting
Wrong verb form
hit

It appears that your sentence or clause uses an incorrect form of the verb hitting. Consider changing it.

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 the highest
number
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 of
graduates
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 nearly
about
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apply

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150000 in 2007. It was almost 60000 more than, the
number
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 of male students
graduated
Correct pronoun usage
who graduated

It seems that there is a pronoun problem here.

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 in the same year. The
number
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 of male
graduates
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 was about 70000 in 1992 and it showed the same pattern as female students until 1995. After that, there was a dramatic decrease in the next four years. even though the
number
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 of males increased to almost above 90000
to
Change preposition
by

It seems that preposition use may be incorrect here.

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 the end of the
period
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. But showed some fluctuations from 1998 to 2001.

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Basic structure: Write more paragraphs.
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Basic structure: Add more body paragraphs.
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Basic structure: Write more paragraphs.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words number, period, graduates with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 7 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increase" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "fluctuations" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "nearly" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "almost" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "about" was used 4 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • general trend
  • fluctuations
  • peaks
  • dips
  • significant differences
  • increase/decrease
  • comparison
  • data
  • period
  • economic conditions
  • policy changes
  • cultural shifts
  • implications
  • workforce
  • economy
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