From the UWF Writing Labs 101 Grammar MiniLessons Series MiniLesson 47 Illogical comparisons occur when two unlike things are compared Example My cooking is as good as Mom Here we are comparing my cooking to my mom and there is no basis for comparison ID: 544753
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Comparisons: Illogical, Ambiguous, and Incomplete
From theUWF Writing Lab’s 101 Grammar Mini-Lessons Series
Mini-Lesson #47Slide2
Illogical comparisons occur when two unlike things are compared.
Example:My cooking is as good as Mom. Here we are comparing my cooking to my mom, and there is no basis for comparison.
Correct: My cooking is as good as Mom’s cooking.Slide3
Ambiguous comparisons occur when the sentence does not make clear what two things are being compared.
Example:Dad likes my cooking better than Mom. The sentence is unclear as to what is being compared. Are we saying that Dad likes my cooking better than Mom does, or are we saying that Dad likes my cooking better than he likes Mom?
Correct: Dad likes my cooking better than Mom does.Dad likes my cooking better than he likes Mom.Slide4
Incomplete comparisons
simple have part of the comparison missing.Example: I like chocolate so much.Correct: I like chocolate so much that I won’t eat anything else. Example: He is the smartest man.
Correct: He is the smartest man I know.