Grammar auction - WT1	

1	A significant number (3%) work in service industries.

2	All of the respondents didn't have a car.

3	More men than women worked in factories in 1982. However, the number of women was greater in 1998.
		
4	Most of people in the survey were employed part-time.

5	The girls increased more than the boys from 1980 – 1990.

6	For sport, the Germans spend more time every week than the British.
		
7	The British like entertaining at home whereas the Italians prefer eating out.

8	The chart gives information about the numbers of men and women in further education.
		
9	The chart shows number of people who own cars in the USA.
		
10	There weren’t quite as many divorces in 1986 as there were in 1996.
		
11	There have some difference between men and women’s qualifications.		
12	Not nearly as many people use social networking websites in France as they do in the Philippines.		

Answers	

1	A few (3%) work in service industries.
		
2	None of the respondents had a car.

3	More men than women worked in factories in 1982. However, the number of women was greater in 1998.
	correct	
4	Most of the people in the survey were employed part-time.

5	The number of girls increased at a greater rate than the boys from 1980 – 1990.
The number of girls overtook the boys from 1980 – 1990.
		
6	With regard to sport / As far as sport is concerned / As for sport, the Germans spend more time every week than the British.
		
7	The British like entertaining at home whereas the Italians prefer eating out.

	correct	
8	The chart gives information about the numbers of men and women in further education.
	correct	
9	The chart shows the number of people who own cars in the USA.
		
10	There weren’t quite as many divorces in 1986 as there were in 1996.
	correct	
11	There are some difference between men and women’s qualifications.		
12	Not nearly as many people use social networking websites in France as they do in the Philippines.	correct