Text Structures and Conjunctions

What is the purpose of "text structure" in a story or article?

• To help you understand how the story is organized

• To make the story longer

• To tell you the ending of the story

• To give you a summary of the story

Which of these is a cause and effect sentence?

• I went to the park because it was sunny.

• I like playing soccer and basketball.

• A dog and a cat are both pets.

• First, we did our homework, then we watched TV.

Which of the following is an example of compare and contrast?

• A cat is a pet, and a dog is a pet.

• The sun is shining, so I went outside.

• I studied for my test, then I played.

• I was tired, but I went to the park anyway.

What does a sequence text structure help you understand?

• How things are compared and contrasted

• The steps in a process or order of events

• The main problem of the story

• How to describe something

Which of these is an example of a subordinating conjunction?

• and

• but

• because

• or

What is a correlative conjunction?

• A word that connects two equal ideas in a sentence.

• A word that connects ideas in a sentence but is not important.

• A pair of conjunctions that always work together to connect ideas.

• A word that describes how something happens.

What is a text structure used to explain a problem and how to solve it?

• Cause and effect

• Compare and contrast

• Problem and solution

• Sequence

Which text structure describes how things are alike or different?

• Sequence

• Cause and effect

• Description

• Compare and contrast

What does the text structure cause and effect show?

• How things are in order

• How two things are related and how one causes the other

• How things are described

• How the problem is solved

What is an example of a coordinating conjunction?

• if

• because

• but

• although