C: Choose the correct word to complete each report.
1. There was a significant/significantly increase in the number of birds in 1994.
2. The number of birds increased significant/significantly in 1994.
3. The number of people attending the conference fell considerable /considerably in 2002.
4. There was a considerable/considerably fall in the number of people attending the conference in 2002.
5. There was a dramatic/dramatically decrease in the percentage of female students dramatic/dramatically in 1990.
6. The percentage of female students decreased dramatic/dramatically in 1990.
7. There was a slight/slightly increase in temperatures in 1989.
8. Temperatures increased slight/slightly in 1989.
9. The Nikkei Index rose sharp/sharply in September 1992.
10. There was a sharp/sharply rise in the Nikkei Index in September 1992.
11. The profit decreased slight / slightly to 28,000 units last week.
12. There was a sharp / sharply rise in sales to / by 35,000 units last Friday.
13. Sales increased steady / steadily to / by 4,000 units a day throughout Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday until they stood in / at 20,000 in Friday.
14. The dramatic / dramatically rise in sales in August resulted in / from the introduction of our new products and designs.
15. The number of tourists fell sharp / sharply in November and remained steady / steadily at in December.