grammar · neutral
be similar to + noun/gerund
Band 4-5speakingtask2
Used to say that one thing has likeness or resemblance to another (structure: be similar to + noun/gerund).
Examples
“Her situation is similar to mine.”
“The new policy is similar to the one introduced last year.”
“Watching films online is similar to going to the cinema in that both are social activities.”
Band 8 sentence
“The findings of our survey are remarkably similar to those reported in earlier international studies, which suggests a consistent trend.”
Collocations
- be similar to + noun
- bear a similarity to
Word family
similar adjsimilarity n
Common mistakes
similar with→similar to
similar than→similar to
Say it for a higher band
5similar with→6similar than→7+be similar to + noun/gerund
Synonyms
be like
Easily confused
similar to vs similar with
“The structure of the two experiments is similar to each other.”
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