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Read the excerpt from "How to Make a Paper Airplane.”

First, fold the paper in half the long way, so that the folded paper is just as long as it was before and half as wide. Line up the edges of the paper carefully when you fold it. Then run your fingernail along the folded side to make the edge sharp. Do that every time you make a fold.

How does the reader know what order to complete these steps in?

A.The sequence is very well known.
B.The steps are numbered.
C.There is a picture showing the steps.
D.The author uses signal words.

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Answer:

D

Step-by-step explanation:

This is due to the use of signal words by the writer, signal words include First,then etc. and the writer made use of these hence that's how the reader will know what oder to complete the steps in.

Example: To make a cake,you first mix sugar and egg,then add your flour.

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D. The author uses signal words


Words like first and then are signal words that alert the reader of a sequence.


For example, “First, you make the cake. Then, you eat the cake.”
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