Exercise 2
Underline the signal words in each paragraph. Write the topic and the main idea. Then write the signal words and details.
2. Computer language can be funny at times. For example, we say computers have a “memory.” We know they do not really remember or think. But we still say “memory.” Also, computer programs have “menus.” Of course, we are not talking about restaurants or food. This is a different kind of menu, one for choosing a program or section of the memory. Another example is the “mouse” we use to “talk to” the computer. It is hard not to think about a real mouse when you hear the word. But there are no little gray animals in the machine.