ACTIVITY: SIGNALS INDICATING COHERENCE
NAME:______________________________________DATE:________________
GRADE AND SECTION: ____________________________
Directions: Read each sentence and box the transition word. Then,
determine if it is ADDITIVE, ADVERSATIVE, CAUSAL, and SEQUENTIAL.
Example : __Finally__, the pain in my knee subsided. -SEQUENTIAL
________1. He did not finish his work. Yet, his parents still let him go out
and play.
________2. We played together as a team. Thus, we came in first
place.
________3. Next, we will need to paint the inside of the house.
________4. I cleaned my room. Therefore, my mom let me go out.
________5. In conclusion, I appreciate your hard work.
________6. Yet, I believe I won first place.
________7. After that, I walked home with my head held high.
________8. Lastly, the teacher told the student where she needed to
sit.
________9. I like to go to the opera; in fact, it’s my favorite type of
entertainment.
________10. The class finished the test early; therefore, they were
allowed to read quietly before the bell.
________11. Even though there was no one home, Walter didn’t feel
lonely.
________12. The roof is leaking in the old house; furthermore, the brick
is crumbling.
________13. The weather was very bad; even so, the farmer had to
milk the cow.
________14. No one expected so many people at the party;
consequently, we ran out of food.
________15. The teacher will accept late homework; however, she
will take points off of the grade.
ACTIVITY: SIGNALS INDICATING COHERENCE
NAME:______________________________________DATE:________________
GRADE AND SECTION: ____________________________
Directions: Read each sentence and box the transition word. Then,
determine if it is ADDITIVE, ADVERSATIVE, CAUSAL, and SEQUENTIAL.
Example : __Finally__, the pain in my knee subsided. -SEQUENTIAL
________1. He did not finish his work. Yet, his parents still let him go out
and play.
________2. We played together as a team. Thus, we came in first
place.
________3. Next, we will need to paint the inside of the house.
________4. I cleaned my room. Therefore, my mom let me go out.
________5. In conclusion, I appreciate your hard work.
________6. Yet, I believe I won first place.
________7. After that, I walked home with my head held high.
________8. Lastly, the teacher told the student where she needed to
sit.
________9. I like to go to the opera; in fact, it’s my favorite type of
entertainment.
________10. The class finished the test early; therefore, they were
allowed to read quietly before the bell.
________11. Even though there was no one home, Walter didn’t feel
lonely.
________12. The roof is leaking in the old house; furthermore, the brick
is crumbling.
________13. The weather was very bad; even so, the farmer had to
milk the cow.
________14. No one expected so many people at the party;
consequently, we ran out of food.
________15. The teacher will accept late homework; however, she
will take points off of the grade.