Writing Prepositions of Time

Prepositions of Amount

We use verbs such as rise, increase, go up, fall, decrease, and go down to talk about changes in amounts on a chart or graph. We use the prepositions from, to, and by together with these verbs

Study the graph and model essay below. Complete the blanks with the prepositions from the chart on page 130 The graph below gives information about population changes in Donner City and its suburbs

Model Essay

This graph shows the changes in the size of the population of Donner City and of the surrounding Suburban area over a thirty-year period of time, from 1985 to 2015

In 1985, the population of Donner City was 1,600,000. At 1,200,000, the population in the suburbs was lower …………… 400,000. Over the next thirty years, the population of Donner City fell while the population of the suburbs rose. During that time, the Donner City population decreased …………… about 50 percent. In the meantime, the suburban population rose …………… almost 2,000,000 Between 1985 and 1995, the population of Donner City fell …………… 1,600,000 …………… about 1,200,000. During the same period of time, the population of the suburbs rose …………… 1,200,000 …………… almost 1,600,000. Over the next ten years, the population in the city fell …………… about 200,000 while the suburban population continued to rise and approached 1,800,000 Overall, this graph shows thqt the population decreased in the city just as steadily as it increased in the suburbs

: Answers

By/ by/ to/ from/ to/ from/ to/ by