The table below gives information on consumer spending on different items in five countries in 2002.

Question

The table shows the percentage of three groups items, food, drink, tobaco; clothing, foodwear and leisure, education which were consumered in five different countries in 2002, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Turkey.

Overall, it can be seen that while food, drink and tobaco had the highest proportion of consumer, leisure, education made up the lowest percentage in all of five countries.

Looking at the details, as regards, the most important position on spending in five countries, Ireland and Turkey had the most attractive proportion, at 32,14% and 28.91% respectively. Another countries were under 20%, Spain with 18,80%, Italy with 16,36% and Sweden with 15,70%. If we look at the second popular rank on this operation, Italy made up the highest figure at 9%. In other four countries, the percentage were similar.The lowest proportion belong to Sweden with 5,4%, the folowing was Ireland with 6,34%, the next was 6,51% of Spain and Turkey was 6,63%.

The last group were leisure, education. The percentage of the items in the group in five countries got the less fascinating, under 5%. The highest figure was 4.35% of Turkey compare to the other four countries.

Answer 1

1. You wrote: ...The table shows the percentage of three groups items, food, drink, tobaco; clothing, foodwea...

Feedback: It looks as though you have tried to make "groups" plural to agree with the plural noun "items" that follows it. Adjectives and noun modifiers are almost never plural in English. Simply make "groups" singular by removing the -s from the end: "group items" (02)

Error type: Number agreement error

Suggestion: group items

 

2. You wrote: ...age of three groups items, food, drink, tobaco; clothing, foodwear and leisure, educat...

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Error type: Possible Typo

Suggestion: tobacco, Tobago

 

3. You wrote: ...s items, food, drink, tobaco; clothing, foodwear and leisure, education which were consu...

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Error type: Possible Typo

Suggestion: footwear, food wear

 

4. You wrote: ...dwear and leisure, education which were consumered in five different countries in 2002, Ir...

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Suggestion: consume red, consumer ed

 

5. You wrote: ... can be seen that while food, drink and tobaco had the highest proportion of consumer,...

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Suggestion: tobacco, Tobago

 

6. You wrote: ...ion, at 32,14% and 28.91% respectively. Another countries were under 20%, Spain with 18...

Feedback: You have used the singular "another" with a plural noun. Revise: "other countries".

Error type: Singular-Plural error

Suggestion: Other countries

 

7. You wrote: ...ly made up the highest figure at 9%. In other four countries, the percentage were sim...

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Suggestion: the other

 

8. You wrote: ...portion belong to Sweden with 5,4%, the folowing was Ireland with 6,34%, the next was 6,...

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Suggestion: following, flowing, fol owing