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In talking about the world and our experience, we often compare one thing with another. An important way for children to come to an understanding of the world around them is by finding out in what ways certain things are similar or different, what key features can be used for comparing and contrasting and how we can group things on the basis of our observations.
Joey was more sleepy than Susan, but Bozo was the sleepiest of all.
In the above sentence, Joey is being compared to Susan, using a comparative adjective (more sleepy). Bozo is then singled out as 'the most', using a superlative adjective (the sleepiest).
Apart from comparative adjectives, there are other grammatical resources we can use when comparing and contrasting:
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| using words with opposite meanings | Susan's awake, but Bozo is still asleep. |
| using connectives | On the one hand Kitty
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| using conjunctions | She wanted to keep looking but she was too tired. |
| using comparative adverbs | Susan yawned more loudly than the others. |
| using a phrase | They looked like a bunch of wilted flowers. |
To find out more about making comparisons, go to the following sections. (To return to this page, use the back button on your browser.)
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Here you will find more information about making comparisons by using various grammatical features.
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Here you will find text types that contain examples of making comparisons.
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For PrimeTeach teaching activities which provide
KS2 students with practice in making comparisons, see:
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