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Appendix 9 Useful Phrases

Contrasting

S + V. Algeria is a very large country. In contrast, Tunisia is
In contrast, S + V. very small.

Contrasted with / In contrast to NOUN, ... In contrast to his earlier works, Goya’s Black Paintings
were extremely disturbing.

Although / Even though / Though S + V, ... Though London in 1900 was quite different from
London in 2000, important similarities existed in
population and transportation.
Unlike NOUN, NOUN … Unlike the rest of the world, the United States has not
adopted the metric system.

S + V. Single-serving coffee machines are convenient.
However, S + V. However, their packaging is bad for the environment.

On the one hand, S + V. On the one hand, technology in the classroom can
On the other hand, S + V. speed up the research process. On the other hand,
it can be a distraction.

S + V, yet S + V. People know that eating sweets is not good for their
health, yet they continue to consume a great deal of
sugar.
NOUN and NOUN are surprisingly different. Finland and Iceland are surprisingly different.

Comparing

NOUN is COMPARATIVE ADJECTIVE than New York is larger than Rhode Island.
NOUN.

S + V + COMPARATIVE ADVERB than Norway extends much farther to the north than
NOUN. Sweden does.

S + V. The average American consumes about 120 kilograms
In comparison, S + V. of meat per year. In comparison, the average person in
Japan consumes just 46 kilograms.

Although NOUN and NOUN are similar in Although France and Spain are similar in size, they are
NOUN, … different in many ways.

Upon closer inspection, S + V. Upon closer inspection, teachers in both schools
discovered their students progressed faster when
using games.

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