Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Despite/Inspiteof 10 yearsofdieting,I amstillfat.

Cbapter'7 IComparison/ContrastEssays 119

Twosportsstars

Twodiets

Twotypesofteachersorbosses

Twoclasses

Twoairlines

Twomovies

TopicSuggestions

Twocities

Twosiblings

Twofriends

Tworestaurants

Twocars

Twosports

UNEXPECTEDRESULT

AlthoughI studiedallnight,I failedtheexam.

Doctorssaythat"fad"dietsdonotwork,but/yetmanypeoplestilltrythem.

Although/Eventhough/Thoughmostdietersinitiallyloseafewpounds,

mostgainthembackagainwithina fewweeks.

ContrastSignalWord!;:Concession(UnexpectedResult)

Concessionsignalwordsindicatethattheinformationinoneclauseis nottheresult

youexpectfromtheinfOlmationgivenintheotherclause.

Contrastsignalwordsfall intotwomaingroupsaccordingtotheirmeaning.The

wordsinthefirstgroupshowa relationshipthatiscalledconcession.Thewordsin

thesecondgroupshowanoppositionrelationship.

Myfailingtheexamisnottheresultyoumightexpectfromtheinformationinthe

firstclause:I studiedallnight.

LookatbothContrastClausesandConcessionClausesonpages222-223for

additionalexamplesofcontrastsubordinators.

Contrast
signalWords