M01 laws tm4 5700. indd

contrast 
but
even though 
despite 
nevertheless
unlike diff er from 
dissimilar
 1. 
Japan is a homogeneous society consisting mostly of one nationality. 
, due to its immigration policies, America is a heterogeneous 
society of many ethnicities. 
 2. 
There is a key difference between introverts and extroverts. 
introverts enjoy spending time alone, extroverts prefer social situations and the 
company of other people. 
 3. 
John Smith possessed everything money could buy; 
, he was a 
deeply unhappy man. 
 4. 
Chinese regional cuisines, such as Cantonese and Szechuan, 
one 
another in several ways. 
 5. 
four-year universities, community colleges offer programs that 
can be completed in two years. 
 6. 
Dr. Baines has had only five hours of sleep in the last two days, he 
is scheduled to perform a six-hour surgery this afternoon. 
D. 
Find errors in comparison / contrast signals and punctuation. Make corrections. For 
some, more than one answer is possible.
 1. 
All forms of animal life depend upon communication to survive, but, only humans have 
verbal language.
 2. 
Bees, alike human beings, live in orderly communities. 
 3. 
In spite of I was wearing a heavy coat and gloves, I was very cold. 
 4. 
While, Americans pride themselves on individualism and informality, traditional 
Japanese value groups and formality.
 5. 
The punk, grunge, and techno musical styles of the 1990s have the same musical roots 
to the rock music played by Elvis Presley in the 1950s. 
 6. 
Fructose (C
6
H
12
O
6
) and sucrose (C
12
H
22
O
11
) have differ molecular weights but the same 
number of calories. 
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