MARKERS OF COMPARISON AND CONTRAST
Comparison within sentences
| X is X and Y are X is |
very quite rather |
like Y |
in terms of with respect to with regard to |
quality/size/ expense etc. |
| X resembles Y | in that | they are both large/expensive etc. |
| X is |
exactly precisely just virtually almost nearly |
the same as Y. |
| Both X and Y are large/expensive etc. X is as large as Y. X is no larger than Y. X is the same size as Y. |
| X is costly to buy | and | it is (also) costly to maintain. |
Comparison between sentences
| X is expensive to buy. |
Similarly, Likewise, Moreover, Furthermore, In addition, |
it is expensive to maintain/operate etc. |
Contrast within sentences
| X is unlike Y X differs from Y X and Y differ X is different from Y X contrasts with Y |
with respect to with regard to in terms of |
size/expense etc. |
| in that X is smaller/more expensive etc. | ||
| X has four Zs, |
whereas while but yet although |
Y has three. |
| Y is X is |
considerably a great deal (very)much rather somewhat a little slightly only just scarcely |
smaller than X. |
Contrast between sentences
| X is expensive to buy. |
However, Conversely, By/In contrast, On the other hand, |
it is cheap to operate/maintain etc. |
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