WT 1 practice – classification and correction of common errors	

Started from 1940 and steadily decreased to around 3%.		
There will be a dramatically increase in the population.		
We can see that all people aged 65 and over are increasing.		
The percentage of elderly people level off from 1990 – 2010.		
The percentage of elderly people are rising.		
The graph shows the percentage of elder between 1940 and 2040.		
There are some similar between Sweden and USA.		
Japan showed a difference pattern to USA and Sweden.		
Suddenly increased sharply in the next ten years to around 27%.		
The graph gives information about the population of elderly people has risen from 1940 – 2040.		
The population is rising among aged 65 and over.		
In Sweden the percentage of people aged 65 and over is steadily increased.		
We can see that after 1980 the situation was changed.		
In all the countries the percentage of elderly people were comparatively low.		

•	fragment – i.e. subordinate clause without a main clause or phrase 
•	wrong part(s) of speech
•	subject and verb do not agree
•	wrong word
•	missing or incorrect use of articles
•	incorrect use of active / passive voice
•	incorrect tense
•	missing word(s)
•	sentence structure
Answers	

The population started to fall starting from 1940 and steadily decreased to around 3%.	fragment / verb form	
There will be a dramatic increase in the population.	wrong part of speech.	
We can see that the number of people aged 65 and over is increasing.	missing words
agreement	
The percentage of elderly people leveled off from 1990 – 2010.	tense	
The percentage of elderly people is rising.	agreement	
The graph shows the percentage of elderly people between 1940 and 2040.	wrong vocabulary	
There are some similarities between Sweden and USA.	wrong part of speech	
Japan showed a different  pattern to USA and Sweden.	wrong part of speech	
The proportion of elderly people increased sharply in the next ten years to around 27%.	missing words	
The graph shows that the population of elderly people has risen from 1940 – 2040.	sentence structure	
The population of people aged 65 and over is rising.	missing words
sentence structure	
In Sweden the percentage of people aged 65 and over steadily increased.	incorrect use of passive voice	
We can see that after 1980 the situation changed.	incorrect use of passive voice	
In all the countries the percentage of elderly people was comparatively low.	agreement