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Post by Bjorn on Oct 17, 2015 9:00:43 GMT
I see upward and upwards but is the 's' correct? Others are similar - like downward/inward?
Bjorn
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Post by Admin on Oct 17, 2015 9:02:26 GMT
Historically, upward is used as an adjective and upwards as an adverb:
There is an upward trend in sales. = an adjective describing 'trend'
The trend in sales is upwards. = an adverb describing 'is'.
Nowadays, upward and upwards are both used as adverbs, but Am.Eng favours 'upward' and Br.Eng prefers 'upwards'.
When used before 'trend' in a Task 1 essay, however, only 'upward' is possible, because it is an adjective!
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