In Grammar 1-3, you looked at different comparative structures. This lesson will focus on a variety of other ways to show how people, things, or ideas are similar (comparing) and different (contrasting).
Comparing
There are many words and expressions that you can use to express how people, things, or ideas are similar. Here they are broken down by grammatical function.
Prepositions
like, each of
- Like most western European languages, English uses the Latin alphabet.
- Each of the proposals is going to be difficult to describe in such a short time.
Adverbs and Adverbial Phrases
also, too
- When she heard Dr. Gregor complaining about the plan, Dr. Park decided that she would express her concerns, too.
- Boston has many well-known universities, and it also has a lot of examples of historical architecture.
similarly, likewise, in the same way, equally
These are also adverbs, but they are conjunctive adverbs, meaning they connect clauses. You can use them to connect longer and more complex things.
- It can be difficult to make new friends when you start university; similarly, many people struggle to make social connections when they start a new job.
- Many of the staff learned how to use the new software very quickly; likewise, they were able to educate the clients on how to use it in a short time.
In Writing Skills 3-1, you will review how to construct compound sentences with conjunctive adverbs.
Determiners
both
Both is a determiner that describes how two things are similar.
- Both laptops and smartphones should be seen as important tools in modern education.
Contrasting
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