Writing Academic English 4th Edition

Present-dayrockmusicdiffersfromearlyrockmusicinseveralways.

JazzmusicwasborninthesouthernpartoftheUnitedStates,butit nowenjoys

a worldwideaudience.

Unlikerock,a musicstylestartedbywhitemusicians,rhythm-and-bluesstyleswere

influencedprimarilybyblackmusicians.

Thepunk,rap,grunge,andtechnostylesoftodayareverydifferentfrom/

dissimilarto/unliketherockmusicperformedbyElvisPresley 50 yearsago,

buttheyhavethesameroots.

Present-dayrockmusichasa hardersoundcomparedto/comparedwithearlyrock.

NewOrleans-stylejazzfeaturesbrassmarching-bandinstruments,while/whereasragtime

is playedona piano.

Note:Usea commawithwhileandwhereasevenwhenthedependentclausefollowsthe

independentclause.

Rockmusicis primarilythemusicofwhiteperformers;however/

incontrastlincomparison/bycomparison/ontheotherhand,jazzis performed

bybothwhiteandblackmusicians.

Jazzisnotjustonestyleofmusic;onthecontrary,jazzhasmanystylessuchasChicago

jazz,Dixieland,ragtime,swing,bebop,andcooljazz,tonamejusta few.

Note:Onthecontrarycontrastsa truthandanuntruth.

ContrastSignalWords:DirectOpposition

Thesecondgroupofcontrastsignalwordsshowsthattwothingsaredirectopposites.

Withdirectopposites,thesignalwordcanintroduceeitherpieceofinformation.

Iamshort,whereasmybrotheristall.ORMybrotheris tall,whereasI amshort.

(be)unlike

differ(from)

compared(to/with)

(be)different(from)

(be)dissimilarto

but

while

whereas

onthecontrary

however

incontrast

in(by)comparison

ontheotherhand

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