What is the purpose of a signal phrase?

Signal Phrases. Signal Phrase: a phrase, clause, or even sentence which leads into a quotation or statistic. These generally include the speaker/author's name and some justification for using him or her as an expert in this context; it may also help establish the context for the quotation.

It can provide an effective transition between your own idea and the evidence used to explore your idea

Show his work so he doesn’t get points taken off. this is because even if he can do calculations in his head, he may make a mistake and having it on the paper will not only him find mistakes but show that he was doing the work as well.