Comparison Structure
C o n j u n c t i o n s | Sentence connectors | Others | Coordinating | Subordinating | Paired conjunctions | | | and … (too) | as just as | both … and not only … but alsoneither … nor | similarlylikewisein the same way | just likethe samealikesimilar tothe same asthe same (…as)equalequallyas well as …also too |
COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS AND PHRASES
* Sentence connectors connect two independent clauses. All sentence connectors may be used with a period and a comma between the independent clauses.
Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan. Similarly, New York is the center of banking and finance in the United States. * Some sentence connectors may also be used with a semicolon and a comma between the independent clauses.
Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan; likewise, New York is the center of banking and finance in the United States.
* The word also is generally not used with a semicolon. Also may appear in other positions in the second independent clause.
Tokyo is a major financial center. New York is an important center of banking and finance also.
Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan. New York is also an important center of banking and finance.
* The world too is usually placed at the end of the second independent clause. It is often used together with the coordinating conjunction and.
Tokyo is a center of style and fashion. New York is, too.
Tokyo is a canter of style and fashion, and New York is, too.
* The subordinating conjunction just as begins a dependent clause.
Tokyo is crowded and noisy just as New York is.
Tokyo has traffic problems just as New York does. * Notice the difference in usage between just as and just like in the “Others” list in the chart. Just as is a subordinating conjunction and is followed by a subject and a verb. Just like is a preposition and is followed by a noun or noun phrase.
Tokyo is crowded and noisy just as New York is.
Tokyo is crowded and noisy just like New York.
COMPARISON STRUCTURE WORDS AND PHRASES
* Sentence connectors connect two independent clauses. All sentence connectors may be used with a period and a comma between the independent clauses.
Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan. Similarly, New York is the center of banking and finance in the United States. * Some sentence connectors may also be used with a semicolon and a comma between the independent clauses.
Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan; likewise, New York is the center of banking and finance in the United States.
* The word also is generally not used with a semicolon. Also may appear in other positions in the second independent clause.
Tokyo is a major financial center. New York is an important center of banking and finance also.
Tokyo is the financial heart of Japan. New York is also an important center of banking and finance.
* The world too is usually placed at the end of the second independent clause. It is often used together with the coordinating conjunction and.
Tokyo is a center of style and fashion. New York is, too.
Tokyo is a canter of style and fashion, and New York is, too.
* The subordinating conjunction just as begins a dependent clause.
Tokyo is crowded and noisy just as New York is.
Tokyo has traffic problems just as New York does. * Notice the difference in usage between just as and just like in the “Others” list in the chart. Just as is a subordinating conjunction and is followed by a subject and a verb. Just like is a preposition and is followed by a noun or noun phrase.
Tokyo is crowded and noisy just as New York is.
Tokyo is crowded and noisy just like New York.