Il, LANGUAGE FOR WRITING: Making Comparisons
Comparative and superlative sentence patterns are used to compare and contrast
information in a graph/chart.
e — Starting with the comparison
The highest/lowest
The greatest/smallest
The most/least
percentage of
proportion of
number of
women
cars sold
holiday makers
are employed in...
are red
come from SpainAs many
twice as many
Three times as many as...
Not as many red cars are sold
Far/much/many women are employed in...
Considerably holiday makers come from...
Significantly than...
Slightly
Fractionally More
Starting with the subject
Red the most popular car color
Professional is the second most prevalent employment category
Spain the least common holiday destination
Blue cars are quite ‘common Svan
Women are just popular
nearly prevalent
almost as
Spain is far/much/many than.....
considerably
significantly
slightly
fractionally More