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Verbs
These verbs are alternatives to the basic rise and fall
vocabulary. One benefit of using them isthat sometimes they help
you avoid repeating too many numbers. If you have a strong verb,
you
don’t always have to give the exact figure.
Up verbs
Notes:
• “Soar “and “rocet! are both very strong words that describe
large rises. “"ocet! is
more sudden. #ou probably do not need to $ualify these verbs
with adverbs.
• “%eap! shows a large and sudden rise. &gain, you probably
do not need to $ualify it with
an adverb.
• “'limb! is a relatively neutral verb that can be used with the
adverbs below.
Down verbs
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Notes:
• “(lummet! is the strongest word here. It means to fall very
$uicly and a long way.
• “)rop! and “drop! are normally used for fairly small
decreases
• “Slip bac! is used for falls that come after rises
• “)rop! and “)ip! are also fre$uently used as nouns* eg “a
slight dip! “a sudden drop!
Adjectives and adverbs
This is a selection of some of the most common ad+ectives and
adverbs used for trend language.
(lease be careful. This is an area where it is possible to mae
lowlevel mistaes. -ae sure that
you use ad+ectives with nouns and adverbs with verbs*
• a significant rise correct /ad+ective0noun1
• rose significantly correct /adverb0verb1
• a significantly rise wrong wrong wrong
(lease also note the spelling of the adverbs. There is a
particular problem with the word“dramatically*
• dramatically correct
• dramaticly wrong
• dramaticaly wrong
Adjectives of degree
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notes
•
“sudden! and “sharp! can be used of relatively minor changes
that happen $uicly
• “spectacular! and “dramatic! are very strong words only to
used to big, big, big changes
Steady adjectives
Small adjectives
notes
• “marginal! is a particularly useful word for describing very
small changes
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Other useful adjectives
These ad+ectives can be used to describes more general
trends
notes
• “overall! can be used to describe changes in trend over the
whole period* very useful in
introductions and conclusions
• “upward! and “downward! are ad+ectives* the adverbs are
“upwards! and “downwards!
