Compare+and+Contrast

[|Compare and Contrast Tutor]

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If you compare two things you tell how they are alike. If you contrast two things you tell how they are different. If you compare and contrast two things you tell how they are alike and how they are different.



"How are these things alike?" ||  || "How are these things different?" ||  ||
 * When you compare 2 things you ask yourself,
 * When you contrast 2 things you ask yourself,

both, each , like , same , also , too || different, but , on the other hand , however ||
 * * || Some words that signal comparisons are:
 * ** * ** || Some words that signal contrasts are:

a skateboard. || ||  ||
 * Let's compare and contrast  a car and


 * How Alike? || How different? ||
 * * both are forms of transportation || * a car is large but a skateboard is small ||
 * * they each have wheels || * you usually sit in a car but you stand on a skateboard ||
 * * cars come in different colors and skateboards do also || * many people can ride in a car, however only one person rides on a skateboard ||
 * * a car cost money and a skateboard does too || * a car has doors but a skateboard does not ||