The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The graph below shows the quantities of goods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002 by four different modes of transport. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrate the goods transported in UK in 1974-2002 period. The goods transported are by road, water, rail and pipeline modes of transportation. The most prominent feature is goods transported by road was the biggest weight contrast with goods transported by pipeline.

The goods transported by road rose significantly from 1974 to 2002. It was near a hundread million tonnes in 2002 while the goods transported by pipeline increased slightly from 1974 to 2002. It was twenty one million tonnes in 2002. For goods transported by water and rail was near 40 million tonnes in 1974. But, the goods transported by water overtook the goods transported by rail and rose slightly until 1994. The goods transported by water declined from 1994 to 1998 and rose around ten million tonnes in 2002. In contrary, the goods transported by rail decreased until 1995 and did not change until 2002.

To sum up, the given data indicated that the goods transported by road, water and pipeline had increasing trend until 2002 in UK. In fact, the goods transported by rail was stagnant in UK.

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The line graph illustrate the
The line graph illustrates the

The goods transported are by road,
The goods are transported by road,

The most prominent feature is goods transported by road was the biggest
The most prominent feature is goods transported by road which was the biggest

water and pipeline had increasing trend
water and pipeline had an increasing trend

Sentence: It was near a hundread million tonnes in 2002 while the goods transported by pipeline increased slightly from 1974 to 2002.
Error: hundread Suggestion: hundred

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