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Grade 8 - Transition or Signal Words

This document discusses different types of transition words that signal relationships within and between ideas. It identifies addition words that continue ideas in the same direction, comparison words that point out similarities, contrast words that show differences, illustration words that provide examples, and cause-and-effect words that describe results. The document concludes by assigning the reader to complete an activity from their module answering topic 13 on page 55 and submitting it to the Google classroom.

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Grade 8 - Transition or Signal Words

This document discusses different types of transition words that signal relationships within and between ideas. It identifies addition words that continue ideas in the same direction, comparison words that point out similarities, contrast words that show differences, illustration words that provide examples, and cause-and-effect words that describe results. The document concludes by assigning the reader to complete an activity from their module answering topic 13 on page 55 and submitting it to the Google classroom.

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TRANSITION OR

SIGNAL WORDS
ADDITION WORDS
•Addition words tell you that the
writer’s thought is going to continue
in the same direction. He is going to
add on more points or details of the
same kind. Addition words are
typically used to signal enumeration.
Comparison Words
•Comparison words signal that the
author is pointing out a similarity
between two subjects. They tell
you that the second idea is like
the first one in some way.
Contrast Words
•Contrast words signal a change in
the direction of the writer’s thought.
They tell you that the author is
pointing out a difference between
two subjects or statements.
ILLUSTRATION WORDS
•Illustration words tell you that an
example or illustration will be given to
make an idea clear. Such words are
typically used in textbooks that
present a number of definitions and
examples of those definitions.
CAUSE-AND-EFFECT WORDS

•Cause-and-effect words
signal that the author is
going to describe results or
effects.
ASSIGNMENT:
On your module answer topic
13 activity 1 page 55 and submit
it on our google classroom.
Thank you !

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