{"id":25,"date":"2019-12-12T00:21:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-12T00:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jefferson-english102\/chapter\/signal-phrases-american-literature-i\/"},"modified":"2019-12-13T16:49:36","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T16:49:36","slug":"signal-phrases-american-literature-i","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-jefferson-english102\/chapter\/signal-phrases-american-literature-i\/","title":{"raw":"Signal Phrases","rendered":"Signal Phrases"},"content":{"raw":"
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Good readers will look for the way you set up your quotes as well as the way you interpret them. Use signal phrases to ensure smooth paragraphs.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

As I keep mentioning, good writers are writers who know their options. Often, a well-placed word or phrase is necessary to guide readers.\u00a0 Signal phrases also separate your ideas from the source\u2019s ideas.\u00a0 This is crucial.<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Here are some verbs you might use for strong signal phrases. Notice how they give away the author\u2019s tone. Of course, the catch is that you\u2019ll have to understand the quote and the author\u2019s tone, which is the author\u2019s attitude toward the work. This is the tough part! Here are some ready-made options for you:<\/span><\/p>\r\n

Author is neutral<\/span><\/p>\r\n

comments,describes, explains, illustrates, notes, observes, points out, records, relates, reports, says, sees, thinks, writes<\/p>\r\n

Author infers or suggests<\/span><\/p>\r\n

analyzes, asks, assesses, concludes, considers, finds, predicts, proposes, reveals, shows, speculates, suggests, supposes<\/p>\r\n

Author argues<\/span><\/p>\r\n

claims, contends, defends, holds, insists, maintains<\/p>\r\n

Author agrees<\/span><\/p>\r\n

avers, admits, grants, concedes, notes, agrees<\/p>\r\n

Author is uneasy or disparaging<\/span><\/p>\r\n

belittles, bemoans, complains, confesses, condemns, deplores, deprecates, derides, disagrees, laments, warns. (Notice how the de<\/em>\u2013 prefix here lets us know that what follows goes away or from. These words have much different tones from the \u201ctogetherness\u201d of co<\/em>\u2013 com<\/em>\u2013 prefixes. Little effects like this aren\u2019t lost on careful readers!)<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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