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The document discusses grammatical signals and expressions that aid in maintaining text coherence and idea development in writing. It outlines various patterns of text in academic writing, including general to particular, cause and effect, problem-solution, claim and counterclaim, and persuasion. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises to identify non-parallel structures in sentences.

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Module 1

The document discusses grammatical signals and expressions that aid in maintaining text coherence and idea development in writing. It outlines various patterns of text in academic writing, including general to particular, cause and effect, problem-solution, claim and counterclaim, and persuasion. Additionally, it provides examples and exercises to identify non-parallel structures in sentences.

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Grammatical

Signals or
Expressions
Suitable to Each
Pattern of Idea
Development
Directions: Choose
the underlined words
or phrases that make
the sentence not
parallel.
1. We had passed by the
church, the park, and to
the market before we
reached home.

to the
market
2. For Carlo to change his
email settings, he needs to
log in, to choose "settings",
and clicked on
"preferences."
clicked
3. Susan likes to spend
time with her son by
participating in his
activities like riding bikes,
play video games, and
watching his favorite
play
4. The children at the
summer camp spent
their days, horseback
riding, boat ride, and
learning wilderness
survivalboat
skills.ride
5. Before Shena left the
house, she made sure
that she had washed the
dishes, disposing the
trash, and locked the
door. disposing
Grammatical
signals/Expressions
o Are writing devices that
serve to maintain text
coherence.
o They signal the
relationship between new
Grammatical
signals/Expressions

o Are words that give the


readers or the listeners a
signal of what will follow
an idea.
Idea Development
o The manner or pattern by
which a writer or speaker
explains his or her main
idea about a topic in a
paragraph or paragraphs.
o is a strategy used in order
Common Patterns
of Text in
Academic Writing
1. General to Particular
o a method of writing that
discusses the broad topic
using specific details that
supports the topic
o Signals used are first,
second, third, next, as an
Clouds can be classified into
three major groups. High
clouds are a group of clouds
that are 5-13 km. away from
the Earth’s surface. Examples
of these clouds are known as
Cirrus, Cirrostratus, and
Middle clouds are another
group of clouds that are 2-7
km. away from the Earth’s
surface. Examples of middle
clouds are Altocumulus and
Altostratus. Low clouds are
the last group of clouds. They
Specifically, these clouds are
the Stratus, Stratocumulus,
and Nimbostratus. With these
being said, these clouds are
grouped according to their
distance from the Earth’s
surface.
2. Cause and Effect
o is a paragraph
development that shows
how event are influenced
by or caused by others
usually followed by the
effects of the cause
2. Cause and Effect
o Cause: if, for, since, due to,
because, owing to, because of,
one cause, and resulting from
o Effect: so, thus, hence, then,
therefore, as a result, in effect,
as consequence, consequently,
leads to, one of the effects is,
Regular exercise brings many
benefits to your health. First,
it improves blood circulation
and can result to a strong
heart. Because of these, it
reduces the risk of heart
disease, high cholesterol, and
bones and muscles will be
strengthened which can slow
down the loss of bone density
that comes when you age. As
a result, it can help you
maintain or increase your
muscle mass and strength.
mental health and mood. During
an exercise, your body releases
chemicals that can improve your
mood and make you feel more
relaxed. As an effect, it can help
you deal with stress and reduce
your risk of depression. These
are the benefits that you get
3. Problem-Solution
o divides the information into
two, one that describes the
problem and one that
describes the solution.
o Nevertheless, nonetheless, but,
the problem, the solution, one
way is, one reason for the, as a
Drug abuse is one of the
leading social issues in many
countries. This problem has
been the cause of many
crimes and health concerns.
However, the threat of
prohibited drugs can be
Everyone needs to be
educated about the dangers
of using prohibited drugs.
People need to be aware of
the harmful effects of these
drugs to their health, family,
career, and society. Another
create effective laws to stop
dealers. If the authorities will
strictly impose these laws,
this problem will be
addressed. Drug abuse is a
threat, but if the community
and the government will act
4. Claim and Counterclaim
o this is used when there
one more side in the
argument, where you
assert something is true as
your main argument while
counterclaim is stating
4. Claim and Counterclaim

o Some may claim that,


others believe that,
should be, think,
support, argued,
however
People believe that rock
music can make teenagers
rebellious because of its lyrics
but, I don’t think it is enough
to make them go against
society. They say rock music
concentrates mostly on
view toward society. However,
a study shows that an
average teenager would not
take the music seriously, for
he or she concentrates more
on the musical value of the
song rather than the inner
lyrics in rock music show
social rebellion, it does not
make teenagers rebel against
society.
5. Persuasion

o intends to convince
the readers to do or
believe in
something.
5. Persuasion
o It allows the writer to
express his or her
personal viewpoints
about a topic to
convince the
5. Persuasion
o This pattern of idea
development is
based on opinions
and emotions.
A school bazaar is something
you don’t want to miss! Aside
from the wonderful
experience, attending it is
truly a great help. First, a
school bazaar is filled with fun
activities. There are amusing
Besides that, your ticket
purchase will help the school.
Not only that, but it also gives
you a chance to win fabulous
prizes. So, what are you
waiting for? Join now and
experience the fun!
Directions: Complete the
paragraph by filling in each
blank with the appropriate
grammatical signal found
in the box.
However
Also
This Stories
Meanwhile
Stories can be
commonly presented in
print, audio, and audio-
visual format. 1.
_________ written in
books is a form of print
2. _________, stories that
are told through radios
or podcasts are
examples of audio
format. They enable the
listeners to freely create
series shown in cinema
or televisions are
examples of audio-
visual format.
4.____________,

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