Answers for homework given on week 8

Practice 1: Comparison Signals (page 116-118)

A. similar, just as, equal, Similarly, the same (date), equally.

B. Answers will vary. Possible answers:

2. Both overcrowded subways and congested streets are problems in Tokyo and New York City.

3. You can buy designer clothes not only in boutiques but also in department stores.

4. New Yorkers and Tokyoites can not only see a movie but can also eat out at any time.

5. In the summer, the weather in Tokyo and in New York is both hot and humid.

6. The Ginza and Fifth Avenue shopping districts have both fine jewelers and famous designer boutiques.

C. Answers will vary. Possible answers:

2. Like newspapers and magazines, radio and television need advertising to pay their costs.

3. The media reach millions of people around the world. Similarly, the Internet reaches people everywhere.

4. Just as most people read a daily newspaper, most people listen to the radio or watch television everyday.

5. Printed and video pictures are equally powerful advertising media.

D. Answers will vary. Possible answers:

2. Knowing a second language is useful not only for travel but also for employment.

3.Like male students, female students participate in school sports.

4. High school students going to college have the same graduation requirements as high school students not going to college. (or) Graduation requirements are the same for high school students not going to college.

5. You can get a good education at both private and public universities. (or) Both private and public universities provide a good education.


Practice 2: Contrast Signals (pages 119-120)

A. on the other hand (appears twice), whereas(appears twice), In contrast, Although.

B. Answers will vary. Possible answers:

2. a.Fresh foods and vegetables taste delicious, but canned ones are tasteless.

b. Fresh foods and vegetables taste delicious, whereas canned ones are tasteless.

c. Fresh fruits and vegetables are delicious. In contrast, canned ones are tasteless.

3. a. Eating well and exercising will keep you in good health, but exercising by itself will not.

b. While eating well and exercising will keep you in good health,exercising by itself will not.

c. Eating well and exercising will keep you in good health. However, exercising by itself will not.

4. A. A university has a graduate school, but a college usually does not.

B. A university has a graduate school, while a college usually does not.

C. A university has a graduate school. In contrast a college usually does not.

5.A. Marco will go to college on a full scholarship, but Peter will have to work part time.

B. Marco will go to college on a full scholarship, whereas Peter will have to work part time.

C. Marco will go to college on a full scholarship. Peter on the other hand, will have to work part time.

6. A. Medical care is free in Canada, but people must pay for it in the United States.


B. Medical care is free in Canada,while people must pay for it in the United States.

C.Medical care is free in Canada. In contrast, people must pay for it in the United States.

C. Answers will vary. Possible answers:

2.Professor Rand's first exam was easy, yet 90 percent of the students failed it.

3. Texting is a popular new way to communicate although it takes practice to do it quickly.

4.I work at a computer software company, whereas my grandparents do not know how to turn a computer on.

5.The method of cooking rice in China is different from the method of cooking it in Italy.