OHERENCE

GUEST SPEAKERS:
Bautista, Nicky Mae
Dayrit, Rosslyn
 To stick
COHERENCE together (cohere)
Proper arrangement and organization of ideas
Correct order of modifiers and usage of infinitive
Proper usage of transitional devices
DEDUCTIVE INDUCTIVE

CONCLUSION INTRODUCTION

INTRODUCTION BODY

BODY CONCLUSION
DEDUCTIVE
CONCLUSION
INTRODUCTION
BODY
 INDUCTIVE

INTRODUCTION
BODY
CONCLUSION
OTHER PATTERN OF
ORGANIZATIONS
Chronological - time occurrence
development
Journalism
- WH questions and how
pattern
Geographical - one location to next
Simple to
Complex - simple to difficult areas
 MODIFIERS
adjective: The manager conducted a short meeting with his
staff.

adverb: The manager urgently conducted a short meeting

with his staff.

clause/ When the manager left, the staff set up for the new
task given.

phrase: The manager conducted a meeting longer than the

last time.
M ISPLACED
ODIFIER
A word, phrase or clause that is improperly
separated form the word it describes.
As a general rule, modifiers should be placed as
close as possible to the word it describes.
EXAMPLE
The doctor told me I was overweight
on Monday.
On Monday, the doctor told me I was overweight.

I set out a breakfast of yogurt and cereal for

my family on the kitchen table.
I set out a breakfast of yogurt and cereal on
the kitchen table for my family.
ANGLING
MODIFIER
word or phrase that modifies a word not
clearly stated in the sentence

If there is a participial phrase that describes

a noun, make sure that the noun can be
described by the phrase properly
EXAMPLE
Climbing really fast up the tree, the monkey
ate the banana that he stole from the gorilla.
Putting on my pajamas, a mouse ran across
the floor
While I was putting on my pajamas, a mouse ran across
the floor.
Putting on my pajamas, I saw a mouse run across the floor.
 QUINTING M O D I F I E R
Is a type of misplaced modifier. It is an
ambiguous modifier that appears to qualify the
words both before and after it.

Can usually be corrected by changing its position

in the sentence.
 EXAMPLE
Cycling up hills quickly strengthens your
quadriceps.
Cycling up hills strengthen your quadriceps quickly.

Taking a moment to think clearly improves

your chances.
Taking a moment to think clearly about the issue
improves your chances.
 INFINITIVE
Putting an adverb between to and a verb

Conflict started in Latin structure of words

to ignite = incendere
to run = courir

Always keep infinitives sticking to each other

EXAMPLE
To boldy go where no man has gone before.
To go boldy where no man has gone before.

To correctly answer the problem was my goal.

To answer correctly the problem was my goal.
GIVE IT A TRY!

Ross hopes to quickly finish her English homework so

that she can return to the more interesting Game of
Thrones movie she had to abandon.

Ross hopes to finish her English homework quickly

so that she can return to the more interesting Game
of Thrones movie she had to abandon.
 TRANSITIONAL
Cue our readers to relationships
DEVICES
between sentences, joining sentences
together.
Depending on your purpose, transitions
can serve different roles as you help cre
ate the glue
COMMON KINDS OF
TRANSITIONAL
DEVICES
 PROPERPUNCTUATIONS
FOR TRANSITIONS
The movie has already started, but my friend has not arrived yet.
Aaron is not only an outstanding teacher but also a gourmet cook.
Aaron is not only an outstanding teacher, but he is also a
gourmet cook.
I missed the early plane; however, I still made the meeting.
In the same way, learning how to write well requires a great deal of
practice.
LETS ANALYZE
She feels like giving up her job ___________ the
consequences she will face.

She feels like giving up her job as a result

of the consequences she will face.

She feels like giving up her job regardless

of the consequences she will face.
SELF CHECK !
Always eager for cake, the birthday party was attended by
everyone.
After painting all day, the new water color was drying in the
sunshine.
Showering with very hot water quickly causes dry skin to develop.
We want to truly understand English grammar.
Nix has a creative talent as a composer; (owing to/now that
/though/moreover/in addition to), he is a successful arranger.