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Transitions/Signal Words (Modes of Development)

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  • Q1

    What mode of development matches with these transitions:  Due to,  Because, Therefore,  Thus, As a result?

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  • Q2

    Which mode of development uses the following transitions/signal words: Similarly,  Likewise, In the same manner, In the same way

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  • Q3

    Which mode of development uses the following transitions/signal words: In contrast,  But, On the other hand, On the contrary?

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  • Q4

    One might see "number" or "order" words (first, next, then) in both narration and process.

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  • Q5

    Exemplification is a synonym for classification.

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  • Q6

    Which mode of writing collectively references the broad of range of examples, stats, and facts a writer can use?

    Process

    Illustration

    Classification

    Cause and effect

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  • Q7

    What mode do the following words signal: problem, dilemma, issue, concern, answer?

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  • Q8

    Which mode of development do the following words signal:  group, category, characteristics, features, traits?

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  • Q9

    Which mode means to provide a meaning for either a denotative or connotative concept?

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  • Q10

    Why is a writer often forced to define a word denotatively?

    The audience might reject the writer's interpretation of the word. 

    The audience may need the term defined in order to feel pathos.

    The audience may lack familiarity with the terms of concepts. 

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  • Q11

    Which term means a word that connotatively means something different to different people that has to be defined so the audience is familiar with the writer's interpretation?

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  • Q12

    Description builds imagery so that the reader can use all five senses to visualize an otherwise difficult setting or object. 

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  • Q13

    Which mode do these words signal:  For example, For instance, As an illustration, to support or demonstrate?

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