$ 500 Sales SENTENCE STRUCTURES FOR TRENDS Vp: 50 S + V + ADV 1998 Eg: Sales dropped significantly from $500 in 1998 to $50 in 2000 Np: There be + a/an + ADJ + N + in + S Eg: There was a significant drop in sales from $500 in 1998 to $50 in 2000 witness S+ a/an + ADJ + N experience Eg: Sales experienced a significant drop from $500 in 1998 to $50 in 2000 The period from … to … see a/an + ADJ + N +in +S The first/next/last … years Eg: The period from 1998 to 2000 saw a significant drop from $500 to 2000 OTHER TIME EXPRESSIONS From 1998 to 2000 between 1998 and 2000 over/throughout/during a/the two-year/reported/surveyed period over/for years Over/for the first/next/following/last … years For/over a decade (10 years) For/over a century (100 years) 2000 BASIC PREPOSITION FOR TRENDS Complete with the correct preposition: to/an increase from/between to/and (1991-1992) to increase by / an increase of 1991-1992) to/a decrease from/between to/and (1994 -1995) to decrease by / a decrease of (1994 -1995) to remain stable at (1992-1993) (same for N) to peak at (1994) to reach a peak of (1994) to hit a low of (1995) to fluctuate around (1995-2000) (same for N) 10 to fluctuate from/between to/and (1995-2000) (same for N)