3.44 Identify Text Structure: Compare/Contrast
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The author uses compare-and-contrast to explain a for-profit business and a nonprofit organization.
Both a for-profit business and a nonprofit organization have workers, budgets, and goals.
Similarly, both a for-profit business and a nonprofit organization must plan how to use money wisely.
Because the text switches between similarities and differences, signal words like "both" and "however" help the reader follow along.
However, a for-profit business aims to earn money for owners or shareholders, while a nonprofit organization aims to serve a mission and reinvest money into its work.
Another difference is that a for-profit business earns money mainly by selling products or services, but a nonprofit organization often relies on donations and grants.
Noticing these details shows how the paragraph is organized.