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{ GROUP 4

Member of group 4:
Alha Ahmada Belasae
Elvina Candra Urbaningrum

Nicken Worosasi
What is Comparison/contrast
Paragraph??

A paragraph that contains the similarities and


the differences of >=2 things. Compare focuses on
similarities, and contrast focuses on differences.
In this paragraph, topic sentence identifies
the topic and the intention to compare and/or
contrast >=2 things.
Generic structure
Topic Sentence
Thesis Sentence (optional)

Similarities

Differences

A concluding sentence
Organization of
comparison/contrast paragraph
In block organization
all similarities
all differences

In point-by-point organization
Example
> Cost of telephone
(all similarities and differences)
> Monthly rate
(all similarities and differences)
> Length of contrast
(all similarities and differences)
> Reability of service
(all similarities and differences)
Sentence structure
Comparison Signal
Sentence Coordinating Subordinating
Others Paired Conjunction
Conectors Conjunctions Conjunctions
Similar
Similarly/ Both..... And
and.....(too) As/ Just as Equal
Likewise not only..... But also
The same
Similar to
Equal to
also
(just) like
The same as

too equally
Examples :
Similarly / Likewise
1) Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan. Similarly /Likewise,
New York is the center of banking and finance in the United
States.
Also
1) Tokyo is a major financial center. New York is a center
of banking and financial also.
2) Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan. New York is also a
center of banking and finance.
And ... (too)
1) Tokyo is a center of style and fashion, New York is too.
2) Tokyo is a center of style and fashion, and New York is too.
As / Just as
1) Tokyo is trendy and hip, as / just as New York is.
Similar / Equal / The Same
1) Tokyos and New Yorks traffic problems are similar / equal /
the same.
2) Tokyo and New York have similar / equal / the same traffic
problems.
Similar to / (just) like / the same as
1) Tokyos traffic is similar to / (just) like / the same
as New Yorkss
2) Like New York, Tokyo has traffic problems.
Equally
1) Tokyo and New York city are equally crowded.
Both ... And / Not only ... But also
1) The two cities are both trendy and hip.
2) The two cities are not only trendy but also hip.
Sentence structure
Contrast Signal
Sentence Coordinating Subordinating
Others
Conectors Conjunctions Conjunctions

In contrast
/ on the Different(ly)
But While / Wherease
other hand from / Unlike
/ however

Although / even Differ (from)


Yet
though / though (in)
Examples :
In contrast / On the other hand / However
1) Most animal babies can walk within a few hours of
birth. In contrast / On the other hand / However, a
human baby needs about 12 months to learn this skill.
But
1) The language center is on the left side of the brains of
right-handed people, but it is on the right side left-
handed and ambidextrous people.
Yet
1) The left side of the brain controls logic and reasoning,
yet it also controls language.
While / Whereas
1) I have brown eyes, while / whereas my brothers eyes
are green.
2) While / Whereas I have brown eyes, my brothers eyes
are green.
Although / Even Though / Though
1) My grandfather is the wisest man in our town
although / even though / though he never finished high
school.
2) Although / Even though / Though he never finished
high school, my grandfather is the wisest man in our
town.
Differently from / Different from / Unlike
1) The way left brained people think and learn is
different from the way right brained people do.
2) Left-brained people think and learn differently from
the way right-brained people do.
3) Unlike left-brainers, right-brainers often know the
answer to a math problem without knowing how they got
it.
Differ
1) Left-brain and right-brain people differ int the way
the think and learn.
Similarities
Trendy, elit, Expensive
Wireless : GPS, Edge,3G,4G
Dual sim card
Camera 12 MP
Wifi 802.11 b/g/n.ac

Differences
Samsung
IP 7 plus
S8 plus
Screen 5,5 inch 6,2 inch
Resolution 1080 pixels 1440 pixels
RAM 3 Gb 4 Gb
Battery life 9 hours 8 hours
14 million 12 million
Price
rupiah rupiah
Samsung S8+ or IP 7+??
Nowadays, Samsung Galaxy S8+ and Iphone 7+ (IP 7+)
become a fad in 2017. Following are the similarities and the
differences between S8+ and Iphone 7+. The two smartphones are
both elite, trendy, and expensive. Iphone 7+ which is the newest
product of Apple is fully equipped by GPRs, Edge, 3G, 4G Wirelesses
just as Samsung Galaxy S8+, which is also the newest product of
Samsung. Those Smartphones have some similar specifications such as
12 MP back camera, dual sim, and wifi 802.11 b/g/n/ac. Physically,
IP 7+ is a bit smaller than S8+ which is only 5,5 inch wide, whereas
6,2 inch wide in S8+. S8+ has bigger resolution than IP 7+. It is
1440 pixels while 1080 pixels in IP 7+. IP 7+ battery has capability
to survive until 9 hours. In contrast, the S8+ battery is only able to
survive until 8 hours. In random access memory, whereas S8+ has
4 Gb in it, IP 7+ has only 3 Gb. And in price, unlike IP7+, S8+ is
cheaper. S8+ is only about 12 million rupiahs, while IP7+ is about 14
million rupiahs. So, according to above information, both smartphones
have many similarities in specifications. However, the most significant
difference is the price. All in all, we would like to recommend you to
choose S8+ than IP7+.
Thank you ^^

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