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DIFFERENCE AS A NOUN
Here are some nouns you can use with the same meaning:
difference
contrast
distinction
You can use them in the following ways:
There is/are
There is a huge contrast between South Korea's and Sierra Leone's education
There are a few differences between South Korea and Sierra Leone in education
Another difference between.. X.. and ...Y.. is NOUN
contrast
distinction
Another distinction between South Korea and Sierra Leone is GDP per person.
A comparison between.. X.. and ..Y.. reveals
ADJ differences in NOUN
shows
demonstrates
A comparison between Sierra Leone and South Korea reveals significant differences in
education, health and economy.
DIFFERENCE AS A VERB
differ
......X.............and .....y...... differ in NOUN
South Korea and Sierra Leone differ in quality of health care.
NOUN differs in ...X.........and .Y....
Quality of health care differs in South Korea and Sierra Leone
DIFFERENCE AS AN ADJECTIVE
.X......... and ....Y.... are different in.....NOUN
South Korea and Sierra Leone are different in education spending.
NOUN... is different in ..X........ and ....Y
Education spending is different in Sierra Leone and South Korea.
X... is different from... Y... in NOUN
South Korea is different from Sierra Leone in education spending.
DIFFERENCE USING A PHRASE+NOUN
Instead of
Instead of ..NOUN.. like ...X.. VERB, Y.. VERB + NOUN
VERB+ING (GERUND) like X, Y VERB+ NOUN..
Instead of a high literacy rate like Korea has, Sierra Leone has a low literacy rate.
Instead of providing sanitation for all like the Korean government, Sierra Leone's
government provides limited sanitation.
Unlike
Unlike X, Y..VERB+ NOUN
Unlike South Korea, Sierra Leone has poor hospitals.
Unlike X+ADJ CLAUSE, Y.. VERB+NOUN
Unlike South Korea where children are not born underweight, Sierra Leone has many
underweight children.
Unlike South Korea which provides sanitation for all, Sierra Leone provides weak
sanitation.
Compared to/with
In comparison with
In contrast with/to
(follow the same rules as unlike)
Compared to South Korea, Sierra Leone has poor hospitals.
NUMBER
a few
several
many
CLARITY
sharp
clear
IMPORTANCE
minor
significant
major
fundamental/essential
key/vital
GIVING EXAMPLES
For example
For instance
To illustrate
A perfect illustration is...........
Created by T. Kozumplik