The graph given below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features

The graph given below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features
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The given line graph illustrates in what ways products have been delivered in the United Kingdom from 1974 to 2002.
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, we can see that road was the most used mode of transport during the 28-year period,
while
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pipeline remained the least popular. In 1974, 70
million
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tonnes
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of goods were transported by road which means was recorded as the most popular one in that year.
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figure
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initially
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had a slight fluctuation until 1990 when it started to rise, arriving
at the end
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with nearly 100
million
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tonnes
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of product transported.  Both trains and boats accounted for 40
million
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products.
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figure
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remained stable until 1978 when boats started to be a more common means of transporting goods than trains. Over the next 20 years, the latter
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fluctuated until 2002 when it reached the same amount of goods as the starting period. The former,
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, gradually increased arriving at almost 60
million
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tonnes
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, before falling significantly to 50
million
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in 1998, and
then
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rising again to over 60
at the end
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of the period. Even though the least common type of transportation was the pipeline, we can see that
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figure
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had a very interesting pattern over the years. In the first four years, its number remained under 20
million
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tonnes
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, but
then
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, in 1982, it dramatically increased to 25
million
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tonnes
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.
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figure
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plateaued before slowly declining to 20
million
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.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "at the end".
Vocabulary: Replace the words million, tonnes, figure with synonyms.
Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "give" in your introduction.
Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 3 times.
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