Explain similarities and differences

are different.
If you compare dogs and/with cats, dogs are usually

more greedy.
Compared with/to dogs, cats are very clean.
In comparison with dogs, cats are more independent.

Sam is a bit bigger. Jake and Boss are similar

except for their colour. The similaity between Sam and Jake is that they both have large ears. In character though, they’re not alike. Compared with Jake and Boss, Sam is very lazy. In fact, he’s completely different from the other two, apart from the fact that he’s greedy – all labradors are greedy given the opportunity. With the other two, the main difference is that Boss is rather quiet in comparison with Jake.

difference
The most important difference
Wanting to take more than you need
Syn.

Except for sb/sth
Different in every way
Very similar (don't use it before noun)
Like sb/sth but not the same
Not including sb/sth
Without a single difference ( syn. Exactly the same)

amazing how different they are.
2. She is very similar to

her mother; they both laugh all the time.
3. Compared with his last album, the new one’s a bit boring.
4. There is a similarity between the two tables: they’re both made of the same wood.
5. This chair is like the one in your bedroom, except that this one’s a bit softer.
6. Max always tries to eat his brother’s food as well as his own; he’s a greedy dog.
7. Some people say my brother and I are alike, but I think we’re completely different.
8. I didn’t like the film, apart from the ending, which was great.
9. The main difference between the two students is that Carlo has better pronunciation.

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