Nonfiction Text StructuresText Structure Definition Signal Words GraphicDescription Provides mainideas <strong>and</strong>supports themwith descriptivedetails.for example, indescribing,properties of, forinstance,characteristicsinclude,specifically, inaddition, inSequence <strong>and</strong>OrderGivesinformation in aspecific order.particularbefore, in thebeginning, tostart, first, next,during, after,then, finally, last,in the middle, inthe endCompare <strong>and</strong>ContrastCause <strong>and</strong>EffectProblem <strong>and</strong>SolutionPresents ideas<strong>and</strong> examineshow they arealike/differentProvidesreasons for whyor howsomethinghappens.Identifies aproblem <strong>and</strong>offers solutionssimilar, alike,same, just like,both, different,unlike, incontrast, on theother h<strong>and</strong>,whereas,althoughbecause, so, sothat, if… then,consequently,thus, since, for,for this reason,as a result of,therefore, due to,this is how, leadsto, nevertheless,<strong>and</strong> accordingly.problem,dilemma,solution, issue,cause, since,consequently,therefore, as aresult, becauseof, leads to, dueto, solve, so, then<strong>GED</strong> <strong>Testing</strong> <strong>Service</strong> ® | www.<strong>GED</strong>testingservice.com 20© Copyright 2013 <strong>GED</strong> <strong>Testing</strong> <strong>Service</strong> LLC. All rights reserved.
Narrative ChainsUse the following words in a narrative sentence/paragraph:election, veto, amendment, congress, president, checks, balancesUse the following words in a narrative sentence/paragraph:temperatures, southern, glacier, earth, tropical, rainforest, jungle,ice cap, moderate<strong>GED</strong> <strong>Testing</strong> <strong>Service</strong> ® | www.<strong>GED</strong>testingservice.com 21© Copyright 2013 <strong>GED</strong> <strong>Testing</strong> <strong>Service</strong> LLC. All rights reserved.