Read the sentence from "On Becoming an Inventor" by Dean Kamen.

I went to buy this new equipment I thought I'd need and met a man who had a machine shop of his own who was about to retire and move to Florida.

What type of signal word is used in this sentence?

generalization
description
thought
feeling

1 answer

In the sentence provided, the type of signal word used is "thought." This is indicated by the phrase "I thought I'd need," which reflects the speaker's consideration or belief regarding the equipment.