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    Finding Answers in Questions: A written discourse
    Finding Answers in Questions: A written discourse
    Finding Answers in Questions: A written discourse
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    Finding Answers in Questions: A written discourse

    By Paul Love

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    This is based on a study of comprehension questions found in various TEFL textbooks. It explains various cohesive devices you may find in questions and how to conduct a study of the questions in order to find answers within the text.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaul Love
    Release dateOct 12, 2010
    ISBN9781452370361
    Finding Answers in Questions: A written discourse
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    Paul Love

    Paul grew up in the countryside and experienced life on a small farm in Ireland. He loves the outdoors and the countryside. He works as a fulltime teacher and has been teaching for ten years. He has based some of his books on his teaching experiences. His other writing is based on his experiences living abroad and bedtime stories his mother told him as a child. In his freetime he likes writing and travelling, as well as spending time travelling.

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