St. Martin's Vocabulary

Question 1

A tool used to guide readers through a piece of writing and include five basic kinds of signals: 1) thesis and forecasting, 2) paragraphing, 3) cohesive devices, 4) connective, and 5) headings and subheadings

Answer 1

Cues

Question 2

A tool used to help readers find their way, especially in difficult and lengthy text, and has two different types: a thesis statement and a forecasting statement

Answer 2

Orienting statements

Question 3

a tool often used to help readers understand what is being said about a subject, by operating as a cue by letting readers know which is the most important general idea among the riders many ideas and observations

Answer 3

Thesis statement

Question 4

a part of a thesis statement which overviews the way a thesis will be developed

Answer 4

Forecast

Question 5

a cue that uses an indentation to keep readers on track. it can also be used to arrange material to help readers see what is important and to signal when a sequence of related ideas begin and ends

Answer 5

Paragraph

Question 6

a cueing strategy that lets readers know the focus of a paragraph in simple and direct terms

Answer 6

Topic sentence

Question 7

a tool that guides readers, helping them follow your train of thought by connecting keywords and phrases throughout a passage; examples include pronoun reference, word repetition, synonyms, repetition as sentence structure, and collocation

Answer 7

Cohesive device

Question 8

Using pronouns as noun substitute and serves as a connector between sentences or phrases

Answer 8

Pronoun reference

Question 9

The device of repeating words and phrases to avoid confusion, it is especially helpful if a pronoun might confuse the reader

Answer 9

Word repetition

Question 10

Words with identical or very similar meanings that can be used to connect important ideas

Answer 10

Synonym

Question 11

A device occasionally used by writers to emphasize the connections among their ideas

Answer 11

Sentence structure repetition

Question 12

The positioning of words together and expected ways around a particular topic that occurs quite naturally to writers and usually forms recognizable networks of meaning for readers

Answer 12

Collocation

Question 13

Service as a bridge to connect one paragraph, sentence, clause, or word with another; identifies the kind of connection by indicating to readers how the item proceeding it relates to the one that follows it; they also help readers anticipate how the next sentence will affect the meaning of what they have just read; three basic groups: logical, temporal, and spatial

Answer 13

Connective

Question 14

a connective relationship that shows logical connections within a paragraph by introducing another time in a series, an illustration or other specifications, a result or a cause, a restatement, a conclusion summary, an opposing point, a concession to an opposing view, or to resume the original line of reasoning after a concession

Answer 14

Logical relationships

Question 15

a connective relationship that shows the sequence of progression in time but indicating frequency, duration, a particular time, the beginning, the middle, or the end and beyond

Answer 15

Temporal relationships

Question 16

Connective relationships that orients readers to the objects in a scene by indicating closeness, distance, and direction

Answer 16

Spatial relationships

Question 17

Brief phrases set off from the text in various Ways that can provide visible cues to readers about the content and organization of a text

Answer 17

Headings and subheadings