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The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant

The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant
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The graph illustrates how many stores have been closed and opened in the 8-year period.
Overall
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, it is evident that the number of
shops
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 that closed
surpass
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surpassed
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 the amount of opened
one
Correct pronoun usage
apply
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throughout the period, except
2011
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in 2011
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 and 2015. In 2011, there are 8500
shops
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 started business
while
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 6200
shops
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 closed. After 3 years, the shop closures fluctuated and came back to the same figure in the first year.
In
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On
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 the other side, the amount of new stores plummeted in 2012 and increased gradually in 2014. One of the dramatic changes is in 2015,
while
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 the figure of closures dropped to 500, the openings
also
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 experienced a decline to 4000. In 2016, the number of closed
shops
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 recovered and climbed up to 5000. Meanwhile, the amount of openings remained stable until 2017 and had a slight decrease in 2018 to one-third of the
2011’s
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2011
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 figure.
Besides
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, the closures
also
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 remained relatively unchanged in the subsequent two years.

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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also, while".
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Vocabulary: Rephrase your introduction. Words match: 69%.
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Vocabulary: Replace the words shops with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: Rephrase the word "number of" in your introduction.
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Vocabulary: The word "figure" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "remained" was used 2 times.
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