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Towards academic reading

When you contrast two things, you see how they are different.

Read the paragraph below to learn how writers use signal words to give readers clues about how the information in a paragraph is organized.

Read this paragraph and answer the question below.

Signal words are words and phrases that appear in the beginning or middle of a sentence.

These words give you clues about where the writer is going. For example, markers of contrast are words that introduce ideas which contrast with other ideas. These markers help you see how the information is organized in a text, and enable you to predict what will come next.

Some examples of markers of contrast include:

in contrast
however
on the other hand
nevertheless
yet
but
unlike
instead
although
even though

Which answers below best complete this sentence? Choose 2 correct answers. Markers of contrast can help you...

contrast
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	recognize that the writer is going to introduce ideas that are different from ideas discussed previously.
	understand what the writer is going to say next.
	recognize that the writer is going to introduce ideas that are similar to ideas discussed previously.