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• Grammatical signals


  Words or expressions that indicate the relationship between ideas forming patterns of idea development
• Patterns of idea development


  • Help writers to logically organize ideas about a topic
  • Maintain coherence in a text or paragraph
• Patterns of idea development


  • General to Particular
  • Claim and Counterclaim
  • Cause and Effect
  • Problem and Solution
• General to Particular


  Starts with a broad idea and explains this by giving specific examples to illustrate the main idea
• General to Particular signals


  • As an example
  • in addition to
  • for example
  • for instance
  • to illustrate
  • specifically
  • namely
  • In short
  • After all
• Claim and Counterclaim


  • The claim is the main argument of the text while the opposing viewpoint is the counterclaim
  • The claim is often presented with supporting details and evidences, whereas, counterclaim qualifies points and rebuts counterarguments
• Cause and Effect


  • The cause explains the reasons why something happened
  • The effects show the results or consequences
  • The causes and effects should be organized by the order of importance and time
• Problem and Solution


  Presents and describes a problem, then, a solution is suggested through an analysis of the causes