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• Although she now flies down the slopes, it took her years to
learn to ski well.
• He's really busy. He still offered to help, though.
• I passed the exam even though I hardly studied.
• While I don't agree, I understand their point of view.
• Much as I'd love a holiday this year, I just can't afford it.
Compare and Contrast
in English

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Introduction
• To describe your thoughts and ideas, you can compare and
contrast.
• In English, you can use certain words to compare people,
things, or ideas to show how they are similar or the same.
• You can also use certain words to contrast, or tell how
people, things, or ideas are different.
 Compare
To compare is to tell how two or more things are
similar or the same.

The men all have blue shirts and red vests.

The men are all wearing brown hats.
The men all have moustaches.
Words and phrases that
compare

also
as well as
both
in common
in comparison
like
too
same as
similar
similarly
 Contrast
To contrast is to tell how two or more things are
different.
Three people are taller than the others.
Two people are shorter than the others.
Only one person has blond hair.
Only one man has red hair.
There are three women but only two men.
Words and phrases that
contrast
as opposed to
but
contrary to
differ
different from
however
on the other hand
unlike
while

More phrases
 Comparatives and Superlatives
Comparatives and superlatives are types of adjectives and adverbs that are used to compare
two or more things or people.

Comparative means to compare one thing to another.

Comparative adjectives and adverbs compare two things or people.

Comparative Adjectives: Comparative Adverbs:

Jan is taller than Sally. Sally jumps higher than Jan.
Sally's blue uniform is more colorful than Jan's pink
uniform. Jan is cheering more quietly than Sally.
Superlative means to the highest degree or the most.

Superlative adjectives and adverbs compare three or more things or people.

• Superlative Adjectives: • Superlative Adverbs:

Mrs. Smith is the shortest person in the
Mrs. Smith talks most quietly.
group.
Bob and Sam laugh loudest at Mary's
Kate is wearing the most colorful outfit.
joke.
Comparative and superlative adjectives
 Comparative and superlative adjective exceptions

Some two
syllable adjectives
can follow two
rules. Both forms
of these words
are
grammatically
correct.
Comparative and superlative adverbs
 Comparative and superlative exceptions

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