1)That is ______ problem I told you about.
2) John traveled to _____ Mexico.
1)That is the problem I told you about.
2) John traveled to - Mexico.
1) As far as fashion is concerned, it's important to... yourself from everyone else.
1) As far as fashion is concerned, it's important to differentiate yourself from everyone else.
“I started to go through all of the items... from my favorite shirts to the canned food in my cabinet.
reading "all my life for sale"
1) I don't like ______ basketball.
2) My brother doesn't eat ____ chicken. 3) Sarah has ____ blond hair.
1) I don't like - basketball.
2) My brother doesn't eat - chicken.
3) Sarah has - blond hair.
1) Spending $80,000 on a BMW SUV is far too... an expense.
1) Spending $80,000 on a BMW SUV is far too extravagant an expense.
It explains the overall idea of the entire thing
Topic sentence of a paragraph
1) I really need to get _____ tan. I'm really pale!
2) _____ love is such _____ beautiful thing.
3) I was in ____ Japanese restaurant yesterday with my best friend. ______ restaurant served excellent sushi.
1) I really need to get a tan. I'm really pale!
2) love is such a beautiful thing.
3) I was in a Japanese restaurant yesterday with my best friend. The restaurant served excellent sushi.
1) I … the I-Phone 5 as soon as it was available.
1) I … the I-Phone 5 as soon as it was available.
We need things consumed, burned up, and discarded at an ever accelerating rate.”
1) I read ___ amazing story yesterday. It was about ____ guy who goes to _____ theater for the first time and sees _____ opera.
2) I live in _____ new apartment with two roommates. ______ building is only two years old!
1) I read an amazing story yesterday. It was about a guy who goes to the theater for the first time and sees - opera.
2) I live in a new apartment with two roommates. the building is only two years old!
1) Why... some cheap knockoff when you can have the brand name sunglasses for $60 more?
2) I paid somewhere... $400 for this dress!
1) Why settle for some cheap knockoff when you can have the brand name sunglasses for $60 more?
2) I paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $400 for this dress!
In contrast/ one thing that is similar / on the other hand/ in both
Contrast and similarities
1. Do you have .. bigger room in ... hotel? In fact, I'd like ... biggest room you have available. How much would that cost ... night?
2. I bought ... lightest backpacking tent the company makes. It's made of ... much stronger material than my last tent.
1. Do you have a bigger room in the hotel? In fact, I'd like the biggest room you have available. How much would that cost a night?
2. I bought the lightest backpacking tent the company makes. It's made of a much stronger material than my last tent.
1) The... in luxury is the Porsche 918 Spyder. But it's far too...for my taste.
2) People think that owning expensive things gives them...but it doesn't.
3) Louis Vuitton bags are no longer in... and the... you can find on the street are much cheaper anyway.
1) The ultimate in luxury is the Porsche 918 Spyder. But it's far too flashy for my taste.
2) People think that owning expensive things gives them class but it doesn't.
3) Louis Vuitton bags are no longer in vogue and the knockoffs you can find on the street are much cheaper anyway.
Status anxiety