There was a minimal reduction of 2% in the annual income for X
company. (For instance, the income fell from 34% to 32%, showing
a 2% difference.)
The interest rate reached a peak of 10% in 2005. (“of” is used with
“peak” as a noun.)
The employment rate was raised by roughly 5% in 2009. (For
example, it went up from 12% to 17%, showing a 5% increase.)
These two prepositions usually show the difference between
the starting and the landing points of a figure on a trend.
The preposition “for”
There was a comparison between the two groups for reading and
playing sports as hobbies.
The annual salary for the low-income group went up slightly.
The percentage of absenteeism was much higher for male workers
than female workers in 1960.
The household expenditure on food
accounted for the highest
amount for the UK .
Preposition “for” is used to address a category, group, or
trend in writing task 1.
Comparative structures
As in writing line graphs,
bar charts, tables, and pie charts, we need to
describe numbers, percentages, and various types of figures; relying heavily
on descriptive writing styles makes them to some extent confusing.
Therefore, considering comparative structures
is highly recommended in
writing Task 1. Trends on a graph/chart are either similar or different in the
way they change; describing trends in terms of similarities helps us focus
on “
comparison,
” whereas grouping trends that show different directions is
a focus on “
contrast
.”
Trends that show similar movements could be described in one paragraph,
while other trends that have different movements could be put in a separate
paragraph pointing at how differently they change. This way of
organization helps with a clear description of trends. Using various
comparative tools prevents
repetition in structure, which is significant in
achieving a high band score. The following pages show the most common
comparative structures.
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