Understanding texts with signal words
Small words like want, maar, daarom and bovendien show how sentences hang together. Spot them and you understand a text faster, and your own writing gets better too.
Why
Het regende. … gingen we wandelen. Do you fill in daarom or toch? And what does that change about the story?
With daarom (so, therefore) you went for a walk because it was raining: odd, but maybe you like rain. With toch (still, anyway) you went for a walk even though it was raining. One little word changes how the two sentences fit together.
Words like these are called signal words (signaalwoorden). They are the signposts of a text. In a reading task or a reading comprehension test, they help you find your way.
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