discourse marker · academic

It is important to distinguish between + NP and + NP

Band 7+task2

Used to highlight the need to recognise differences between two things or concepts.

Examples

“It is important to distinguish between correlation and causation when interpreting research.”

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Band 8 sentence

“It is important to distinguish between short-term fluctuations and long-term trends when evaluating economic data.”

Collocations

  • distinguish between A and B
  • It is important to distinguish clearly between ...

Common mistakes

It is important to distinguish from A and B→It is important to distinguish between A and B

It is important to distinguish A and B→It is important to distinguish between A and B

Say it for a higher band

5It's different→6You can tell the difference between→7+It is important to distinguish between

Synonyms

It is necessary to differentiate between

Easily confused

distinguish from

“It is difficult to distinguish the original from the copy.”

Related words

It is imperative that + clauseOn the other hand, + clauseThere is a strong case to be made for + V-ingIn my opinion, + clauseThese findings have important implications for + NPTo sum up, + clauseIt took + somebody + [time] + to + VOne advantage of + Noun/Gerund + is + ...

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