The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph provides information regarding the percentage of three metals’ monthly changing
price
in 2014.
Overall
, the graph strongly fluctuated within a
year
. It was specifically
showed
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shown
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by nickel and zinc as they
were happened
Change to the active voice
happened
have happened
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to
change
position
at the end
of the
year
.
Initially
, nickel emerged to be the highest
change
compared to others.
Nevertheless
, it
was
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rapidly dropped to -3% in June, which is the lowest
price
change
in the
year
.
Then
, there
are
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is
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slight growth with
small
Add an article
a small
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dip in October, yet,
at the end
of the
year
it took the lowest position of 1%.
By contrast
, zinc was the lowest
in
Change the preposition
at
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the beginning of the
year
, but
then
it increased slightly to 3% in the next month.
Although
, the next 8 months the
price
fall
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fell
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gradually, it exceeded the
change
price
of nickel. In November, the
price
sky rocketed
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skyrocketed
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and
keep
Wrong verb form
kept
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growing surpassing 2%, which was the highest percentage in December.
Lastly
, cooper
price
change
percentage
was
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did
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not really
fluctuating
Wrong verb form
fluctuate
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. It showed some declines over the months until June, reaching approximately -0.5%. There was a constant in the next three months and started to grow in November and took the second place highest just as in the first month at the very end.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "at the end".
Conclusion: The conclusion is too long.
Vocabulary: Replace the words price, year, change with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "graph" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "showed" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "change" was used 5 times.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • fluctuate
  • volatile
  • stability
  • peak
  • trough
  • increment
  • decrement
  • steady
  • gradual
  • sharp
  • increase
  • decrease
  • month-on-month
  • average monthly change
  • commodity
  • benchmark
  • trend
  • precipitous
  • plateau
  • significant
  • marginal
  • surge
  • dip
  • plummet
  • soar
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