comparison

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comparison is part of the Basic English 850.

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Singular comparison

Plural comparisons

1. When someone makes a comparison between two things, the person thinks about how the two things are the same and how they are different, which one is bigger etc.

   I need to make some comparisons between different houses before I make a decision about which house to buy.

   A careful comparison will show that this cup has a little more water than the other cup.

Two pictures almost the same, close together so that people can make a comparison

A comparison between the Earth and Jupiter shows that Jupiter is much bigger.

People can use a balance to make a comparison between two things.

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