Clauses and Phrases Showing Contrast and Exception
Contrast: to compare in order to show unlikeness or
differences: an obvious difference between two or more
things
WHILE:
during the
time that, or
at the same
time as
While the typical Italian person thinks school is boring, the typical Japanese person doesn’t.
While women tend to go to the restroom with friends, men normally go on their own
UNLIKE:
different from,
not typical or
charateristic
Unlike the Japanese, Italians seem to drink a lot of bottled water.
Unlike Mexicans, Canadians take off their shoes when they enter
someone ́s homes.
IN CONTRAST TO:
to show that you
are mentioning a
very different
situation from the
one you have just
mentioned.
In contrast to Italian drivers, Japanese people drive on the left.
In contrast to people from Jalisco, people from Mexico city
don ́t eat tortas ahogadas.
Exception: someone or something that is not
included in a rule, group, or list or that does not
behave in the expected way
EXCEPT THAT: used
to give a reason why
something is not
possible or true
Jason likes Italian
food, except that he
doesn't eat ravioli.
EXCEPT FOR: to introduce an
exception to a generalization
Many Americans like Mexican food, except for food with chili.
EXCEPT FOR THE FACT
(THAT): to present
something in opposition to
the original sentence
German food is good, except for the fact that some of it is actually eaten raw.