Comparison Signal Words

grammar words example sentences

transition words and phrases

similarly likewise also too

New York City has one of the highest costs of living in the US; similarly/likewise, San Francisco is an expensive place to live. New York City has many world famous museums; Chicago does also. New York City has many world famous museums; Chicago does too. Tokyo and Seoul are known for having high-tech, brightly lit city centers. Both Tokyo and Seoul are known for having hightech, brightly lit city centers. Neither Tokyo nor Seoul are good places to live if you like a lot of space. Paris, like/just like London, is a city without many skyscrapers.

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and both...and

neither...nor
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like (+noun) just like (+noun) (be) similar to (be) the same as

Paris is similar to/is the same as London in that both cities do not have many skyscrapers.