St. Martin's Terms

Question 1

Signals that help readers through a piece of writing. There are five basic kinds: 1) thesis and forecasting, 2) paragraphing, 3) cohesive devises, 4) connectives, 5) headings and subheadings

Answer 1

Cues

Question 2

Helps readers find their way in difficult and lengthy texts. There are 2 kinds: 1) thesis statement, 2) forecasting statement

Answer 2

Orienting statements

Question 3

Operates as a cue by letting readers know which is the most important general idea among the writers ideas and observations

Answer 3

Thesis statement

Question 4

Overviews the way a thesis will be developed

Answer 4

Forecast

Question 5

Guides readers helping them follow your train of thought by connecting key words and phrases throughout a passage

Answer 5

Cohesive device

Question 6

Pronouns refer to nouns that either precede or follow them and thus serve to connect phrases or sentences.

Answer 6

Pronoun reference