1.

type of comparison: similarities and differences

Because in this paragraph include both the difference and similarity signal words and this
paragraph are explain about the compare of the old and the new vending machine.

signal word:
-similarity:
a. like
ex: like the old machines, the new ones are quick and convenient way to buy food (line 2)

-difference:
a. however
ex: the new machine, however, work with plastic card that can be used many times without
error (line 5)
b. but
ex: but the new machines have ben improved in several important ways (line 3)
c. in contrast
ex: in contrast, the new machines sell all kind of delicious meals (line 7)

main idea: Both of the old and the new vending machine are a quick and convenient way to
buy food, but the new ones have been improved in several way.

2. type of comparison: difference (contrast)

because in this paragraph just include difference signal words and this paragraph is explain
the difference of the laptop computers and the portable computers

signal words:
-difference:
a. however
ex: present-day laptop computers, however, are totally different (line 5)
b. unlike
ex: unlike the heavy monsterof the past, the laptop computers weight only about five
pounds (line 8)
c. than
ex: the laptops also have larger screens than the older models (line 11)

main idea: present-day laptop computers are totally different with the portable one, which
has larger screen, more memory capacity, and easy to bring because the weight is
not to heavy

3. type of comparison: similarities and difference

because in this paragraph include both the similarity and difference signal words and this
paragraph is compare the gasoline cars and the electric ones.

signal words:
-similarity:
a. in some ways, quite similar
(ex: in some ways, the cars are quite similar)
b. like
(ex: like gasoline cars, the electric vechicles provide convenient, private transportation)
c. much the same
(ex: the interior of the two vechicles is much the same)
d. not different
(ex: steering, brakes, and the wheels are not different)

-difference:
a. on the other hand
ex: pn the other hand, there is a major difference (line 6)
b. unlike
ex: unlike the gasolin cars, the electric vechicle is totally silent (line 7)
d. in contrast
ex: in contrast to sound of ignition in a gasoline engine (line 8)

main idea: in some ways, the gasoline and the electric one are quite similar, like the interior,
streering, brakes, and wheels, but also there are a major difference, like the sound are made
when the cars are started