Clauses and Phrases Showing Contrast and Exception

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IDIOMAS Mind Map on Clauses and Phrases Showing Contrast and Exception, created by LOURDES LORENA PÉREZ RIVAS on 18/05/2020.
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Clauses and Phrases Showing Contrast and Exception
  1. Contrast: to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences: an obvious difference between two or more things
    1. WHILE: during the time that, or at the same time as
      1. 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
      2. UNLIKE: different from, not typical or charateristic
        1. 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.
        2. IN CONTRAST TO: to show that you are mentioning a very different situation from the one you have just mentioned.
          1. 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.
        3. Exception: someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in the expected way
          1. EXCEPT THAT: used to give a reason why something is not possible or true
            1. Jason likes Italian food, except that he doesn't eat ravioli.
            2. EXCEPT FOR: to introduce an exception to a generalization
              1. Many Americans like Mexican food, except for food with chili.
              2. EXCEPT FOR THE FACT (THAT): to present something in opposition to the original sentence
                1. German food is good, except for the fact that some of it is actually eaten raw.
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