2. Awkward, Redundant Better
Both Alike Alike
Past Experience Past
Up Above Above
The reason why Reason/Why
True Facts Facts
In the year 2011 In 2011
Like for example Like/For Example
Other Alternative Other
3. Comparison-Contrast are dominantly used in
the following technical reports: (Riordan, 2005)
• Recommendation Reports
• Feasibility Reports
• Proposal Reports
• Progress Reports
4. For Comparing Things For Contrasting Things
Similarly Conversely
Like Unlike
Both But
Similar to Different from
For Against
Alike Dissimilar
The same as… Not the same
5. 1. Begin your comparison-contrast with
some sort of definition, explanation, or
description.
2. Consider both external and internal
characteristics or properties of the
object.
3. Bring out the similarities and differences
4. Put their similarities and differences in
organized manner by using a particular
comparison-contrast method.
Guidelines in comparing and contrasting things:
6. Degrees of Comparison
1. Positive Degree- we speak about only one
person or thing.
2. Comparative Degree- we compare two
persons or two things with each other.
3. Superlative Degree- we compare more than
two persons or things with one another.
7. POSITIVE COMPARATIVE SUPERLATIVE
Early Earlier Earliest
Good Better Best
Bad Worse Worst
Little Less, Lesser Least
Old Older, Elder Oldest, Oldest (for
physical distance)
In Inner Innermost
Up Upper Uppermost
Out Outer Outermost
