PEN AND

PAPER TEST:
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1. You can borrow my laptop ______ you will use it carefully.
A. and C. even if
B. as long as D. so
2. Jane is going to finish her online work
_____ the internet connection is poor.

A. also C. even if

B. and D. or
3. COVID-19 pandemic threatens the health
of the people; _______, health protocols are
imposed.
A. and C. however
B. as a result D. or
4. Mary said that she didn’t know Mr. Reyes.
_____ denied knowing _____.
A. He, her C. She, him
B.He, him D. She, her
5. Which among these sentences uses a cohesive
device correctly?
A. I want to enroll this school year, but I want to continue
learning.
B. I want to enroll this school year, unless I want to continue
learning.
C. I want to enroll this school year, yet I want to continue learning.
D. I want to enroll this school year, because I want to continue
learning.
6. Will you cook my favorite food _____ will
I just buy it?

A. and C. or

B. but D. so
7. Rico eats his dinner early _____ he needs
to finish his assignment.

A. but C. such as

B. because D. while
8. ______ having their online classes, the
children were assisted by their parents.

A. Although C. Such as

B. Because D. While
9. During their virtual graduation rites, Ben
was awarded with highest honors; ______ his
parents were truly proud of him.

A. and C. or

B. but D. so
10. Your sister called today _____ her voice
couldn’t be heard well.

A. but C. nor

B. and D. while
Learning Objectives:

Defines Cohesive Devices

Use the different types of Cohesive Devices

Identifies the three types of Conjunction

What is COHESION?
 it is how well parts of your text(words,
sentences, paragraphs) fit together.

it is important to be able to get your point

across clearly.
What is COHESIVE DEVICES?
are words or phrases used to connect ideas
between different parts of text.
TYPES OF COHESIVE DEVICES

Conjunctions
Pronouns
Preposition
Adverbs
Ellipsis
CONJUNCTIONS

are words or groups of words that are used

to connect other words or phrases in a
sentence.

Example:
and, but, or, on the other hand
EXAMPLE:

I’d like to eat out, but on the other hand, I

should be trying to save my allowance.

I am very hungry, but the fridge is empty.

You can work hard or you can fail.

PRONOUNS
are used to replace nouns in sentence.
Example:
Jane said she doesn’t know him.
Please remind your clients that they should come on time.
Not only in school, but also in everyday life, we learn.
PREPOSITION
indicate relationship between other words in a sentence. Those relationship
are:
Direction, Time, Location, Spatial Relationship

Example:
We saw a movie at the theater.
The dog hid under the table.
Look to the left and you’ll see our destination.
We’ve been working since this morning.
Spatial relationship deal with where the subject of the
sentence is or where the action is taking place.

Write your name above the line.

She leans against the three.

Draw a circle around the answer.

Draw a line across the page.

ADVERBS
is a word that modifies (describes) a verb.
Example:
Eric sings loudly in the shower.
My cat waits impatiently for his food.
She was walking slowly.
ELLIPSIS

also known to some as dot-dot-dot

because it consists of three periods,or dots,
in a row in writing.

the deletion or omission of linguistic item

that the reader or listener already knows.
EXAMPLE:
After school I went to her house, which was a
few blocks away, and then came home.
After school I went to her house ... and then
came home.
Yesterday, after careful consideration and
thought, he enrolled in the class.
Yesterday...he enrolled in the class.
THREE TYPES OF CONJUNCTIONS

Coordinating Conjunctions
Subordinating Conjunctions
Correlative Conjunctions
COORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

join words, phrases, and clause together,

wich are usually grammatically equal is
placed in between the words or groups of
words that it links together, and not at the
beginning or at the end.

Example: FANBOYS
SUBORDINATING CONJUNCTIONS

used in linking two clauses together. Also

describe the relationship between the
dependent and the independent clause in the
sentence.

Example:
Let us talk about the plan when I see you.
While No matter how When
Even if Before How
As soon as Whether Until
Because Wherever If
Although As If After
Provided In that Unless As Once
In case So that Supposing As
far as Though Now that Since
Wherever he went, he took his dog with him.
He joined the army when he was 18.
Allen kept working even though she was tired.
Unless we leave now, we will be late.
Although she was ill, she went to work.
CORRELATIVE CONJUNCTION

pairs of conjunctions which are used to

join equal sentence element together.

Examples:
EITHER_OR (choice between two options)
I will either go for a hike or stay home and
watch TV.
BOTH_AND (refers to two things or people together)
She is both intelligent and beautiful.
NEITHER_NOR (use together to state two or more things are untrue or won’t
happen)
Jerry is neither rich nor famous.
NOT ONLY_BUT ALSO (used to present two related pieces of
information)
He is not only intelligent, but also very funny.
Hardly_When Rather_Than

Such_That Scarcely_When

Whether_Or The more_The more

As_As So_That
 ASSIGNMENT:

Give at least three examples for each type of Cohesive Devices:

- Conjunctions
- Pronouns
- Preposition
- Adverbs
- Ellipsis