Connectors for Comparison Essays

This summer in New England has been very rainy. __________, the West Coast has been getting record levels of rain.

• Unlike

• Likewise

________________ we would like a new community center, there is not enough money in the budget to build one.

• Although

• Unlike

The cost of food has been rising dramatically in recent months. ________________, we are now paying substantially more for gas.

• Similarly

• Compared to

________________ ten years ago, summers are now much hotter here

• Compared to

• Even though

We have decided to move into a new apartment this September. ________________ we are going to buy a new car.

• In addition

• Even though

The report showed that sales of new houses had dropped significantly ___________ many experts had predicted.

• just as

• although

Many developing nations depend on foreign investment to support the local economy. __________, most developed countries would suffer economically without the low-cost labor and manufacturing available in developing nations.

• Likewise

• Yet

___________ the defense attorneys who relied completely on the physical evidence to win the case, the prosecution brought in many expert witnesses to testify about what might have happened.

• Unlike

• Like

Over the past 100 years, people growing up in the United States have had very little first-hand experience with the tragedy of war __________ many Europeans who have seen their cities and towns completely destroyed by bombings.

• as opposed to

• similar to

Many graduate students struggle to balance their work and studies, _________ undergraduates typically have more flexibility in their schedules.

• while

• contrasted by