The graph below shows the number of shops that closed and the number of new shops that opened in one country between 2011 and 2018.

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Grammatical Range and Accuracy

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The line graph illustrates the changes in numbers of closed shops and newly-opened shops in one country from 2011 to 2018. It is noticeable that both closures and openings experienced an overall decline throughout the period, while closures had a much smaller final drop compared with the initial number.