“Comparison and contrast” is used to compare the dissimilar and contrast the similar between things, sometimes object by object, sometimes point by point.
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- A comparison / contrast essay therefore looks at the similarities of two or more objects, and the differences. To compare is to examine how things are similar, while to contrast is to see how they differ.
- Comparison and contrast often appear together, because people generally compare two things that are similar in certain ways and different in others.
- A ( ) is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them. A: contrast B: comparison
- According to comparison and contrast writing, what are the common organizational patterns? ( ) A: Point by point. B: Pyramid. C: Subject by subject. D: Triangle.
- When we _________ two things, we show how they are similar; when we _________ two things, we show how they are different.( ) A: contrast, compare B: compare, parallel C: compare, contrast D: contrast, parallel