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肥汤 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Please help me about these question about " plural "

1.Quantities of goods transported by road and water and rail all showed an upward trend.

2.There were rises in the amount of goods transported by water and pipeline.

Should I use upward trends instead of an upward trend and was a rise instead of were rises.


THank you for your help!!!

  

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1. Quantities of goods transported by road and water and rail all showed an upward trend. ) and pipeline in 1990, 1996 and 2003.

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  • Quantities of goods transported by road and water and rail all showed an upward trend.
  • ) and pipeline in 1990, 1996 and 2003.
  • In all other years, there was a decline.
  • Over the last 5 years, there has been a steady rise in the amount of goods transported by water and pipeline.
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1. Quantities of goods transported by road and water and rail all showed an upward trend. OK

There were rises in the amount of goods transported by water (sea?) and pipeline in 1990, 1996 and 2003. In all other years, there was a decline.
Over the last 5 years, there has been a steady rise in the amount of goods transported by water and p

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