el172 unit8
TRANSCRIPT
TO SIGNAL SIMILARITY
•AND
•B1 loves to smile, and B2 enjoys laughing.
•Both ... and
•Both B1 and B2 like bananas.
•Transition: can start a sentence
•Similarly, B2 likes bananas.
•Alike/similar
•B1 and B2 are alike.
•As well/too
•B2 likes bananas, as well/too.
•Also
•B2 also likes bananas.
•Like
•Like B1, B2 likes bananas.
•While is more common than whereas
•Whereas appears in academic writing but is rare in spoken English
•However/on the contrary/in contrast/on the other hand
•Beginning of a sentence: comma after
•Middle of a sentence: semi colon [;] before and comma [,] after
TRANSITION
•Garfield eats and sleeps all day. However, he is grumpy.
•Garfield eats and sleeps all day; however, he is grumpy.
•On the contrary: reject the statement that precedes it, and introduces an opposing idea
•Garfield is not selfish; on the contrary, he loves to share lasagna with his friends.
•In contrast: differences between 2 things
•By nature, Blossom is usually in a good mood and loves to smile. In contrast, Bubbles tends to cry often.
•On the other hand, contrasting aspects of one idea
•Buttercup is a sweet-natured girl. On the other hand, she can be quite fearsome when furious.