free fall, nosediving to approximately 300,000 visitors. 4. Females also spend less time socializing and much less time than men on sport, which allows them more time for studying. Reduced Form Females also spend less time socializing and much less time than men on sport, allowing them more time for studying. Exercise: Reduce the clauses in the sentences into phrases. 1. The figures then dropped sharply to well below 5000, which was the lowest in record for more than 40 years. 2. The largest number of visitors in total came from the United States, which rose from 345 to 609 thousand. 3. Rents shot up from 11% into in 2003, which doubled over the ten-year period. 4. From the end of 2001, consumption remained unchanged with two minor peaks at the end of 2001 and 2002, which corresponded with two dips in the use of nuclear and fossil energies. 5. Email and instant messenger are close thirds and fourths in popularity, which scored 17% and 16% respectively for men, 21% and 18% for their counterparts. 6. The amount of money saved also dropped dramatically, which stepped down from 6% in 2003 to just 2% ten years later. 7. In the first two months of the year, the number of internet users reached nearly 1.5 million, which was double the estimate for the period. 8. The number of internet users soared once more during March and April, which outstripped forecasts by a wide margin.
