Using

Appropriate
Cohesive
Devices
pp. 40-41
What’s the difference?
 COHERENCE
 When ideas and details fit together to make
a reading material easy to understand.

Example:

Mary was late, so she took the bus. Mary was

late, because she took the bus.
COHESION
When sentences in a paragraph are
connected.

Example:
Jim went out to the
playground. He played on the swings.
What are Cohesive
Devices?
COHESIVE DEVICES
 Linking words, linkers, connectors,
discourse markers or transitional words.

 Words or phrases that show the

relationship between paragraphs or
sections of a text or speech.
Why do we put Cohesive
Devices?
Help and guide the readers in
their writing.

Signal the reader what are the

relationships between the
different clauses, sentences and
paragraphs.
When do we need to use
Cohesive Devices?
 Make additional information
 Make exemplification
 Make sequencing
 Show result
 Make comparison
 Make contrast
 Show qualifying
 Do reformulation
 Give highlight
 Make transition
TYPES OF COHESIVE DEVICES:

Repetition of key terms

Synonyms
Pronouns
Transitional words
a.) Repetition of key terms
 This helps to focus your ideas and to keep
your reader on track.

Example:

The problem with contemporary art is that it is not

easily understood by most people. Contemporary
art is deliberately abstract, and that means it leaves
the viewer wondering what she is looking at.
 b.) Synonyms
 Words that have essentially the same meaning, and
they provide some variety in your word choices.
 Help the readers to stay focused on the idea being
discussed.

Example:
Myths narrate sacred histories and explain sacred
origins. These traditional narratives are, in short, a
set of beliefs that are a very real force in the lives of
the people who tell them.
 c. Pronouns
 This, that, these, those, he, she, it, they,
and we are useful pronouns for referring back
to something previously mentioned.

Example:

When scientific experiments do not work out as

expected, they are often considered failures until
some other scientist tries them again. Those that work
out better the second time around are the ones that
promise the most rewards.
 d. Transitional Words
 Used in a sentence to connect two ideas. They join
clauses or sentences together to show a difference or
a connection.

Example:
I like autumn, and yet autumn is a sad time of the year, too. The
leaves turn bright shades of red and the weather is mild, but I can't
help thinking ahead to the winter and the ice storms that will surely
blow through here. In addition, that will be the season of chapped
faces, too many layers of clothes to put on, and days when I'll have
to shovel heaps of snow from my car's windshield.
 EXAMPLES
EMPHASIS
for example
for instance indeed
Such as certainly
in particular SUMMARY in fact
particularly of course
namely in summary undoubtedly
specifically in conclusion plainly
a good example of this in other words obviously
in short
overall
to sum up
all in all
to put in differently
to summarize on the
whole
 REASON
because
AGREEMENT
since
granted
as
naturally
so
of course
due to
the reason why
Transitional words examples:
We arrived late at the movie;
indeed, we missed the first
thirty minutes.

Indeed is a transition word. It clarifies

how late we arrived at the movie.
 Transitional words examples:
We arrived late at the movie; however, we
missed the first thirty minutes.
However is a transition word in the second example,
but doesn’t make sense as it is used in the sentence.
However is a transition word that shows contrast,
yet there is
no contrast to be made.
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