When introducing secondary source material--direct quotations, paraphrases, or summaries, a signal phrase should accurately indi
cate to the reader what the writer perceives as the intent of the author of the secondary source content; signal phrases tell the reader what to expect from the quotation, paraphrase, or summary which will follow. True
A signal phrase is a phrase, clause, or sometimes a complete sentence which leads into a quote or statistic. Generally, signal phrases include the author's name and some justification for including him or her as an expert on the topic you are talking about. Therefore, the given definition of a signal phrase is appropriate and true.
