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7 Cards in this Set
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Comparison Signals
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like
unlike more than less than faster than different from in contrast to/with as as (adj) as as much as as little as as fast as the same as |
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MOST IMPORTANT SIGNALS
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Like
Unlike As Than |
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Like
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Similar to
MUST be Followed by Nouns, Pronouns, or Noun Phrases Can also be followed by gerunds (-ing words used as nouns) |
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As
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Used to compare Clauses Not Nouns
Can be either a preposition (appearing with a noun) or a CONJUNCTION (appearing with a clause) |
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Comparisons and Parallelism
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Compared objects/clauses must be parallel
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Omitted Words
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Words may often be omitted from the second part of the comparison.
Possessive Nouns allow this when used at the end of the comparison. |
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Comparative and Superlative
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Comparative (-er) - two things
Superlative (-est) - more than two things |
