Chapter 8: Transitions and Thought Patterns
Lab Activity 40: Textbook Skills tbskils.gif
 

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To apply your understanding of transition words and paragraph patterns to a news article.

arrow.gifStep 3: Apply your knowledge of transitions and paragraph relationships to answer the following questions about the news article reprinted in Lab Activity 40 in your book.

      6. "Researchers did not test the duct tape on older adults and also did not study whether warts recurred." In this sentence, the word in bold print is an example of what type of transition? 

 
 
 
      7. "Then they removed the tape, soaked the area in water and used an emery board or pumice stone to scrape the spot." In this sentence, the word in bold print is an example of what type of transition? 

 
 
 
      8. "Duct tape, the all-purpose fix-it with hundreds of uses, can also remove warts." Identify the pattern in this sentence. 

 
 
 
      9. "In the study, patients wore duct tape over their warts for six days. Then they removed the tape, soaked the area in water, and used an emery board or pumice stone to scrape the spot. The tape was reapplied the next morning. The treatment continued for a maximum of two months or until the wart went away." Identify the pattern in this passage. 

 
 
 
      10. "Home Improvement's adhesive wonder-tool has also been used in a stunt where a New Jersey radio personality taped himself to a utility pole as a "human billboard," to fix carbon dioxide filters on Apollo 13 for a safe return to Earth, to make accessories like wallets and purses, and to cover blisters on athletes." Identify the pattern in this passage. 

 
 
 





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