draw a comparison
To examine two or more things to see how they are similar or different.
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การใช้ใน IELTS
Useful for making academic comparisons in Task 1 data descriptions, Task 2 arguments, and Speaking Part 3.
ตัวอย่าง
- The report draws a comparison between the education systems in Finland and Japan.
- It is important to draw a comparison between the two periods to understand the trend.
- One can draw a comparison between modern social media and traditional newspapers in terms of speed.
Collocation
- draw a comparison between
- The study draws a comparison between urban and rural healthcare outcomes.
- draw a direct comparison
- It is difficult to draw a direct comparison because the methodologies differ.
- draw a comparison with
- Drawing a comparison with previous research, the findings are consistent.
- draw a comparison to highlight
- The author draws a comparison to highlight the impact of technology on jobs.
Paraphrase
- make a comparison: More common in everyday speech; interchangeable in most contexts.
- compare and contrast: More thorough; implies examining both similarities and differences.
- draw an analogy: Focuses on similarities, especially in a figurative way.
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย
- We can draw a comparison of these two graphs. to We can draw a comparison between these two graphs.. Use 'between' when comparing two items.
- Draw a comparison about the data. to Draw a comparison of the data.. Use 'of' after 'comparison' when referring to the data itself, or 'between' for two sets.
- The article draws comparison between two theories. to The article draws a comparison between two theories.. Always include the article 'a' before 'comparison' in this phrase.