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Signal Words But and Because
Signal
Words: But and Because
"Signal words" give hints about what is about to
happen in what you're reading. Understanding them is a key
to comprehension. Reading and making up examples which use
them is a good way to understand them at whatever level of
abstraction astudent is prepared to comprehend.
Here's an exercise that helps build understanding of "but"
and "because."
Complete these sentences so that they make sense.
BUT
I thought she would be on time, but ________________________________________________
_____________________________________________.
2. Yesterday I rode my bike, but today ______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________.
3. John brought his lunch to school, but Lem _________________________
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4. Cam found her keys, but _______________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Normally students were not allowed to have snacks in class,
but_________________________________
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BECAUSE:
1.Mike was nervous about the first day of school because
____________________________________________________
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2. Sam remembered to feed the dog because _____________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
3. Pam did not go to the game because ________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
4. Sal ate three hot dogs because ______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________________
5. Stan ran as fast as he could because
______________________________________________________________________________________________
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