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Cause and Effect: Signal Words or Phrases

The document discusses different text structures used in writing, including cause and effect, sequence, problem and solution, compare and contrast, and description. It provides examples of each structure and lists common signal words and phrases used to indicate each structure type. The purpose is to explain different organizational patterns for writing texts based on their content.

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Cause and Effect: Signal Words or Phrases

The document discusses different text structures used in writing, including cause and effect, sequence, problem and solution, compare and contrast, and description. It provides examples of each structure and lists common signal words and phrases used to indicate each structure type. The purpose is to explain different organizational patterns for writing texts based on their content.

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TEXT STRUCTURES

CAUSES

CAUSE AND EFFECT


EFFECTS

EFFECT

CAUSE

Something causes something else to happen

SIGNAL WORDS OR PHRASES Because So Therefore Since As a result

Since In order to Is caused by Leads to Consequently

Reasons for Due to For this reason On account of Outcome

Effects of Impact Influenced by When / if Then


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TEXT STRUCTURES

SEQUENCE

TOPIC

SEQUENCE

MAIN IDEA OR STATEMENT

Steps, specific order

SIGNAL WORDS OR PHRASES During Then Meanwhile After

First Next Prior to

Second Last Before At the same time Finally

Third Initially Now As soon as

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TEXT STRUCTURES

TOPIC DISCUSSION POINT

Problem which is solved

PROBLEM & SOLUTION


SIGNAL WORDS OR PHRASES

Problema Dilema Because Answer Since In order to Led to Advantage

Solution Puzzle Question Cause As a result of So that Issue Disadvantage

SOLUTION
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TEXT STRUCTURES

COMPARE & CONTRAST


SIGNAL WORDS OR PHRASES
Both, but Just as Alike On the contrary Opposite Compared to Despite On the other hand Same as Also, Too Instead of Unlike Similarity Different from However In comparison In contrast As opposed to Different

Comparing how things are the same or different

Different

Same

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TEXT STRUCTURES What is it

like?

DESCRIPTION
SIGNAL WORDS OR PHRASES Such as Appears to be Features In fact Characteristics For example For instance Looks like Make up of specifically Consists of Position words like: beside, near, in front of...

Details What is it?

Property
Cathegory

Property

Property
What are some examples?

Property
Illustration Illustration Illustration
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