The chart below shows the number of adults participating in different major sports in one area, in 1997 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The bar chart illustrates the
number
of people
who participated in various sports like tennis
, basketball
, cricket
, golf, swimming, football, and rugby in an area, in 1997 and 2017. The number
of adults are
depicted in thousands.
Change the verb form
is
Overall
, tennis
was the most popular sport during both years, while
basketball
was the least popular sport in 1997, however
, it became quite famous in the next two decades, and the spot for the least popular sport was replaced by cricket
.
In 1997, 50,000 people
played tennis
, which was the highest amongst
all sports, followed by nearly 35,000 individuals who preferred swimming. Rugby was the third most popular with about 32,000 Change preposition
among
people
, closely followed by 31,000 people
who preferred golf and football respectively. Cricket
was enjoyed by approximately 25,000 people
. Lastly
, basketball
was the preference of only 9,000 adults.
Although
the preferences of people
changed quite a lot in 20 years, the popularity of basketball
stayed undefeated, with 54,000 people
participating in tennis
. The number
of people
who played football and rugby substantially increased to approximately 39,000. Statistics of people
who enjoyed swimming stayed constant over the years. There was a rise in the number
of people
who played basketball
, to 22,000 people
in 2017. On the other hand
, the adults
participating in Correct quantifier usage
number of adults
cricket
significantly decreased to 7,000.
In conclusion, while
all the sports had an increase in the number
of people
participating from 1997 to 2017, cricket
was the only one with a significant plunge in statistics.Submitted by khushichhillar on
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