The table illustrates the share of six types of electronic goods possessed by households in two countries.
Overall
, Linking Words
country
A owns all listed appliances more widely than that in Use synonyms
country
Use synonyms
B
, with the most prevalent items Use synonyms
is
washing Wrong verb form
being
machine
in both countries. Fix the agreement mistake
machines
In contrast
, dishwasher possession is marginal in both countries. Linking Words
While
the ownership proportions for most devices show Linking Words
slight
gap; Correct article usage
a slight
nonetheless
, Linking Words
color
TVs and cell phones, show more stark disparities.
Looking first at the most common items, almost all families in Change the spelling
colour
country
A own Use synonyms
washing
machine, at 97%, which is higher than those Correct article usage
a washing
at
in Change preposition
apply
B
, at 90%. Computers are Use synonyms
also
more universal in Linking Words
country
A, with 78% of families owning Use synonyms
its
in comparison with 70% in Correct pronoun usage
them
country
Use synonyms
B
. Use synonyms
Similar
, the ownership Change the word
Similarly
rates's
Change preposition
rates of
color
TVs in Change the spelling
colour
country
A Use synonyms
is
higher than those in Wrong verb form
are
country
Use synonyms
B
, with 65% for the former and 55% for the latter, marking the most pronounced difference in the table.
Turning to the less owned goods, 44% of households in Use synonyms
country
A Use synonyms
possessing
Wrong verb form
possess
its
, Correct pronoun usage
it
more
than 9% of families Correct word choice
and more
owning
Wrong verb form
own
its
in Correct pronoun usage
it
country
Use synonyms
B
, so it is the second Use synonyms
most higher
gap. A similar pattern can be witnessed in video recorder possession, Correct word choice
highest
while
Linking Words
country
Use synonyms
B
Use synonyms
lag
slightly than Correct subject-verb agreement
lags
country
A, with 25% for the former and 30% for the latter. Use synonyms
Finally
, Linking Words
dishwasher
is not only the least owned product, but Add an article
the dishwasher
a dishwasher
also
the product Linking Words
have
the narrowest margin between Change the verb form
has
country
A and Use synonyms
country
Use synonyms
B
, just 2% with 17% for Use synonyms
country
A and 15% Use synonyms
in
Change preposition
for
country
Use synonyms
B
.Use synonyms
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