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Writing,Chapter 8

Tastes and Preferences:

Writing a comparative essay about two types of

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Writing Chapter 8

RELATED GRAMMAR

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Writing

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ties P145Remember!

“Both”:

Verb be main verb.

1- Before nouns: Both living situations are safe and inexpensive.2- As a pronoun: Both are safe and inexpensive.3- With verbs:- They are both safe and

inexpensive.- The have both given me a lot.- They both offer convenience.

Using Both

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Writing

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Remember!“Neither” is always singular.

1- With nor: Neither living in a dormitory nor sharing an apartment is ideal.

2- Before a singular noun: Neither situation is ideal.

3- As a pronoun: Neither is ideal.

Using Neither

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ComparativesOne Syllable adjectives

Two Syllable Adjectives

Ends with –y Doesn’t end with –y

Add –er + than Change y to i + add er +than

More/less + than

An apartment is cheaper than a house.

Tom is happier than Jack.

………. is more/ less expensive than ……

Compa

ring

two

things

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Irregular comparatives:good-better; bad-worse; far- farther/further.

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SuperlativesOne Syllable adjectives

Two Syllable Adjectives

Ends with –y Doesn’t end with –y

Add –est Change y to i + add est

Most/ least

This apartment is the cheapest that I could find.

Tom is the happiest guy I know.

This is the least/ most expensive thing I ever seen.

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Irregular superlatives:The best; the worst; the farthest/furthest.

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You can use While to show two different or apposing ideas. If while comes at the beginning of the sentence, use a comma at the end of the clause it introduce.

While P 148Check out “In Contrast”

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Remember, while can be used in a time clause to show duration. For example:While Rita was standing under a tree, it began to rain.

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In contrast:Used to contrast two different or opposite things.Example:Renting an apartment can be expensive. In contrast, living at home is inexpensive.

On the other hand:

Used to contrast

advantages and

disadvantages of the

same thing.

Example:

An apartment gives you

privacy. On the other

hand, it can be lonely to

live on your own.

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Writing Chapter 8

HOW TO WRITE?

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What are you going to write?

Write a comparative essay about two types of living

situations after marriage. For example: living with

your in-laws, renting an apartment, renting a house,

or buying a house.Or write an essaying comparing two types of

housing.

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Strategy P141

• Use the chart to

organize ideas.• From the chart, make a

list of similarities and

differences.• Based on the above, if

you have more similarities, then focus

on the similarities, and

vice versa.• Make use of the

vocabulary list in page

139, 140 and 141.

Bases of Comparison

A B

Similarities Differences

A B

Similarities Differences

Total X Y

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Writing an introduction for a comparative essay, includes:• What you are comparing.• Your bases of comparison.• Whether you will concentrate on

similarities or differences.P143

Example of a topic sentence: e.g. 12 P142:“These living situations (renting a room with a family and renting an apartment on your own) differ in many important ways including price, convenience, and amount of independence.”

The conclusion usually

sums up what was said in

the body of the paragraph

and includes additional

thought or personal

opinion on the topic.

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Put in mind that you will use the Grammar lessons you learned today.

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Start writing!