9/1 The chart below compare the number of people per household* in the UK in 1981 and 2001.
The chart illustrates the changed number of family members in each family in
UK
between 1981 and 2001.
Correct article usage
the UK
Overall
, the data reveals Linking Words
the
decreasing trend of Correct article usage
a
families
which have more than 2 Use synonyms
people
, and Use synonyms
the
smaller size Correct article usage
apply
families
Use synonyms
become
more common in 2001.
Wrong verb form
became
Firstly
, the percentage of Linking Words
families
which had 3, 4, 5 and 6 Use synonyms
people
reduced dramatically. The former three were 20, 18 and 8 Use synonyms
percentage
in 1981, and they had Replace the word
per cent
range
of decrease between 2 and 3, Add an article
a range
therefore
, they became 17, 15 and 6 respectively. Linking Words
In addition
, the Linking Words
families
Use synonyms
were
constructed by 6 Unnecessary verb
apply
people
suffered the highest decrease, it dropped from 6 to 2 over the period.
Use synonyms
In contrast
, the Linking Words
families
built by 1 or 2 Use synonyms
people
had a significant enhancement in 2001. Both of them increased, the increase Use synonyms
were
9 percent which was the highest increase for the former and 3 percent for the latter. Their percentage were 26 and 34 in 2001, the total number of these two occupied Change the verb form
was
three-fifth
of the family in the UK.Fix the agreement mistake
three-fifths
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Vocabulary: Replace the words families, people with synonyms.
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Vocabulary: The word "number of" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "decrease" was used 2 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "increased" was used 3 times.
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