In a short paragraph, compare and contrast to different items (i. e. pens/pencils, m& ms/skittles, etc.

Here's a paragraph comparing and contrasting m&ms and skittles! Hope this helps!

M&Ms and Skittles have many similarities and differences. Two things that these candies have in common are that they are round and fit in the palm of one's hand. They also both come in an assortment of colors similar to the rainbow. On the other hand, there are a few differences between the two candies. While M&Ms have a chocolate center, Skittles are fruit flavored. Skittles do not melt in one's mouth as M&Ms do, and there is a letter S on skittles while the letters M&M are found on M&Ms. M&Ms and Skittles may have many similarities, but they also have many differences.

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sentences vary by structure as well as by function. there are compound, complex, and compound-complex sentences.

simple sentence

i like to read.

a simple sentence has one independent clause.

compound sentence

i like to read, and i also like to write.

a compound sentence includes more than one independent clause, connected by a coordinating conjunction (and, but, for, nor, or, so, or yet).

complex sentence

i prefer to read books that are bestsellers.

a complex sentence includes one independent clause and one or more dependent clauses. (a dependent clause is one that cannot stand alone.) types of dependent clauses include relative clauses (i kicked the boy who pinched me), adverb clauses (i am going home now because i have a curfew), and noun clauses (i don't know what to do next).

compound-complex sentence

although i prefer to read current bestsellers, i do like to read old agatha christie mysteries, and i also like some 20th-century science fiction.

compound-complex sentences take a bunch of clauses (multiple independent clauses, and one or more dependent clauses) and toss them together like a salad. although these sentences take practice to write in a grammatically correct fashion, they can hold a tremendous amount of meaning, and are common in academic writing.