Trends
rise steadily
1. Describing trends.
Match the sentences with the graphs.
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For more information about the structure comparative + and + comparative see the Grammar Reference.
3. Describing trends.
Rewrite the sentences using the correct form (verb, noun or adjective) of the word given in brackets.
For example:
| The number of people who shop via the Internet is growing. (increase) | |
| An increasing number of people shop via the Internet. |
4. Adverbs and adjectives.
Adverbs and adjectives can be used to say how much and how fast things change.
Unemployment went up steadily over the year. (adverb)
There has been a steady rise in unemployment over the last year. (adjective)
Put the adverbs and adjectives into the boxes to show what degree of change is indicated. Click and drag.