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19 Cards in this Set
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Similar to/ like |
Joe is similar to/ like his brother in many ways. Joe and his brother are very similar. Joe and his brother are ( very much) alike. |
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Both |
Sue and Pat both passed their exams. Sue passed and Pat passed. |
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Neither |
But neither (one) wants to go to college. Sue doesn't want to go, and Pat doesn't want to go either. |
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Have a lot in common |
The two boys have a lot in common. They have many things, hobbies, interests, befiefs, that are the same or very similar. |
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Not at all like/ ( quite) unlike |
Paula is not at all like/ (quite) unlike her sister Pam. Very different from. |
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Have nothing |
They have nothing in common, no interests, beliefs, etc, that are the same. His early movies are ( quite) different from his later ones. |
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Compare |
We want to compare the prices of all the cameras before deciding which one to buy. |
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Comparison |
They made a comparison of average salaries in different parts of the country. |
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Compared with/ to |
Our new home is very big compared with/ to our old one. |
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Compare this one with the others |
If you compare this one with the others, I'm sure you'll see a difference. |
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Except |
It snowed everywhere except on the west coast. |
When we make a general statement about things or people, and then say that one thing or person is not included or is different from the others, we use these words and phrases. |
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Except that |
The two girls are very similar, except that Marie has slightly longer hair. |
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Except for / apart from |
The museum is open every day except for/ apart from Sunday. |
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Except for/ apart from the two |
Everyone heard the fire alarm except for/ apart from the two boys in Room 7. |
Note: except can be followed by different words (noun, prepositions), but except for and apart from are followed by nouns or noun phrases. Apart from is more formal. |
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Unless |
We will be late unless we hurry. We will be late if we don't hurry. |
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Unless improves |
Unless the weather improves [if the weather doesn't improve], we won't be able to go. |
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Otherwise |
I have to go now; otherwise I'll miss the last bus. [ if I don't go now] |
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As long as |
You can borrow it as long as you bring it back by Thursday. [On condition that] |
The meaning is very similar to if here, but the use of as long as shows that the condition is very important to the speaker. |
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In case |
Take your umbrella in case it rains. [ because it may rain later]. |
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