How+to+Use+Compare+&+Contrast+Linking+Words

When we compare, we tell what is the same about two or more people, places or things.
 * Expressing similarities and differences: **

 On the other hand, when we contrast, we tell what is different about two or more people, places or things.


 * A. ****LINKING WORDS SHOWING SIMILARITY **


 *  1. ****SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (SUBORDINATORS) **


 *  As **
 *  Just as **


 * **Just as **Facebook did, Twitter ushered a new era of people sharing information with each other.


 * **or **


 * Twitter ushered a new era of people sharing information with each other **just as / as **Facebook did.


 * **Just as **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Facebook does, Twitter draws us ever closer in the digital world.


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">or **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Twitter draws us ever closer in the digital world **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">just as / as **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Facebook does.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> 2. ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">TRANSITIONAL SIGNALS **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> In the same way **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> In the same manner **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Likewise **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Similarly **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Correspondingly **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> By the same token **


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Facebook users **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">connect with other users by searching for users using the Facebook search option and adding the users as "friends." **Similarly, Twitter users** search for other Twitter users and connect with them by "following" their Twitter accounts.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">On Facebook **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, there is a "**Poke**" option that serves little purpose other than to get the attention of another Facebook user. **Likewise, on Twitter**, the "**Nudge**" option serves a similar purpose.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Facebook users can share pictures, videos and links to other websites by posting the URL using the status update interface**. In the same way,** Twitter users can share pictures and videos via Twitpic and tweet other URLs by shortening the URL with tinyURL and posting it in their tweets.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> 3. ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">PREPOSITIONAL CONJUNCTIONS **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Like **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Similar to **


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Like / Similar to **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Twitter, Facebook allows users to build a customized profile page with its own look and profile image.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">B. ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">LINKING WORDS SHOWING CONTRAST (DIFFERENCE) **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> 1. ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (SUBORDINATORS) **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> While **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Whereas **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Although **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Even though **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Though **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Despite the fact that **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Inspite of the fact that **


 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Although / Even though / Though **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> each website calls the act of networking with people by a different name, the goal of connecting users together is the same on both sites.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Facebook users **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">perform some broadcasts via Facebook's status update interface **while** **/ whereas** **Twitter users** "tweet" their broadcasts.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">While / Whereas **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> **Facebook users' broadcasts** can only be seen by those in their direct network, **Twitter users' tweets** can be seen by anyone.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Facebook users **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">perform some broadcasts via Facebook's status update interface **while** **/ whereas** **Twitter users** "tweet" their broadcasts.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">On Facebook, users are able to tag other people in pictures and posts **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">although ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">/ even though / though **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> on Twitter, users can call out other Twitter users by placing the "@" symbol in front of their name.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">While / Whereas **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">on Facebook, users are able to comment on the status updates posted by other users, on Twitter, users are able to reply to the tweets posted by other users.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">2. ****<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">TRANSITIONAL SIGNALS **




 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">In twitter, you can friend anyone by following them without their knowledge or permission. You allow anyone to follow you and it is optional to friend that person back so the relationship gets mutual and allow them to send you a direct message. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">In contrast, **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> in facebook where you friend a person and it has to be mutually agreed and accepted before you can view their profile or post on their wall or see their feeds.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">They both function as social networking services. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">However, **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> Facebook as a social network is much more flexible and versatile. You can upload pictures, videos, games, and apps to your profile; embed videos from YouTube; and post calendar events.
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Facebook is becoming more and more active as it has implemented new tools such as a new Facebook Mobile interface. **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">On the other hand, **<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> Twitter has tried to make itself more versatile.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">3. ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">PREPOSITIONAL CONJUNCTIONS **




 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">What most users say about G+ is that people actually share very interesting posts **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">unlike **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> Facebook where most posts are significant only to the sharer.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Different from **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">most social media sites, LinkedIn was originally intended for more than mere social networking.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">LinkedIn was originally intended for more than mere social networking **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">unlike / in contrast to / different from / on contrary to **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> most social media sites.
 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">In contrast to **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Twitter**,** other social networking sites collect and share as much of their users’ personal information as they can.




 * **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Despite / In spite of **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Facebook, Twitter, instant messaging and mobiles many people feel more disconnected than ever.


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">4. ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS (COORDINATORS) **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, but **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, yet **


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">Both Facebook and Twitter are social media sites **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">, ** **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;">but / yet **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 1.5;"> there are some vital differences between them.

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