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Grammar fix

significant improvement

clear improvement

A noticeable and important positive change in something, making it much better than before.

collocationB2common

Hear it in context

Notice where the phrase sounds natural.

  • There has been a significant improvement in her English since she started practicing every day.daily life
  • In my opinion, the city has seen significant improvement in public transport, making it easier for people to commute.IELTS speaking

Fix the pattern

Pattern: significant improvement (in something)

WrongThere was a significant improve in sales.

RightThere was a significant improvement in sales.

Use the noun 'improvement', not the verb 'improve', after 'significant'.

Patternsignificant improvement (in something)

Use it right

Choose the version that sounds natural in speech.

Stiff There was a considerable amelioration in her results.

Natural There was a significant improvement in her results.

'Significant improvement' is the natural collocation; 'amelioration' is bookish.

Build natural chunks

Words that usually travel with it.

  • significant improvement + in
    in performancein qualityover last yearin health

Don't confuse it

‘Slight improvement’ means only a small change, while ‘significant improvement’ means a big, important change.

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