Modifies a noun

• area: We serve a large rural area in the heart of North Norfolk.

• economy: Would there be a rural economy left worthy of the name?

• community: Based above all on trusting rural communities to have far more say in deciding their own futures.

• setting: We are in a rural setting, just over a mile outside of the village of Combe Martin in North Devon.

• location: The safe campus is in a beautiful rural location.

• village: Not the first thing you expect to find in a rural village!

Used with adjective complement

• become: The scene becomes almost rural especially beside Wolverhampton Horse Track.

• see: The family will also get to see rural Cambodia, with a horse drawn buggy ride through pretty countryside.

Modifying Another Word

• predominantly: Features of agriculture in Cambodia Cambodia has a predominantly rural population, with some 85 per cent of people living in rural areas.

• predominately: Despite the population density, Central Java is predominately rural with an agricultural-based economy.

• largely: The remainder of the district is largely rural, with the centers of population split between small towns and villages.

• mainly: A mainly rural area, with several small towns, Clydesdale makes for a scenic working environment.

• surprisingly: To the west of Chertsey are Lyne and Longcross, villages that are surprisingly rural in appearance with well farmed land on all sides.

• overwhelmingly: Participation and accountability key to reducing poverty Extreme poverty in the developing world is overwhelmingly rural.

Preposition: in

• nature: As the area is predominantly rural in nature the improvements will also ease the problems caused by seasonal agricultural produce movements.

• appearance: To the west of Chertsey are Lyne and Longcross, villages that are surprisingly rural in appearance with well farmed land on all sides.

Preposition: with

• town: The north of the county is very rural with few major towns except Barnstaple, Great Torrington, Bideford and Ilfracombe.

• village: To the south of the A2 the Boro is largely rural with small, historic villages and hamlets.

Preposition: than

• area: For some indicators, levels of disadvantage are significantly less in rural than urban areas.