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- 1. Examples of Cohesive Devices 1. Netflix has many movies and shows and it is only $9. 2. The Christmas tree is natural but it is expensive. As we can see in the sentences above, and it is used to add something to the previous statement, In the second sentence, we can see how something positive and negative is said about Christmas. We know that because the word but is used to contrast ideas. What are some Types of Cohesive Devices? There are many examples of cohesive devices, they can be grouped according to their function. If you want to show similarity, you can use cohesive devices such as: and Equally also Identically too Equally Similarly If you want to introduce an item in a series, you can use: First Then In the first place In addition In the second place Finally
- 2. If you need to compare, you can use cohesive devices such as: But However Nevertheless By comparison Meanwhile In contrast For emphasizing, you can use cohesive devices such as: In fact Certainly Absolutely Obviously Without any doubt Definitely What are the Different Types of Cohesion? Cohesion is the grammatical and lexical linking within a text or sentence that holds a text together and gives it meaning. There are two main types of Cohesion, grammatical cohesion, and lexical cohesion. 1. Grammatical cohesion is based on structural content. 2. lexical cohesion is based on lexical content and background knowledge
- 3. Methods of Cohesion with Examples These are methods of cohesion, their definitions, and examples: #1 Anaphoric Reference Anaphoric Reference means that a word in a text refers back to other ideas in the text for its meaning. For example: I went out with Jo on Sunday. She looked awful.’ ´She` clearly refers to Jo, there is no need to repeat her name. #2 Cataphoric References Cataphoric reference means that a word in a text refers to another later in the text and you need to look forward to understanding For example: When he arrived, John noticed that the door was open. #3 Exophoric Reference Exophoric reference refers to an idea outside the text. This is a reference to world knowledge shared by the reader
- 4. For Example ” The Prime Minister responded quickly to the threat. Here we are expected to know who the Prime Minister is” #4 Tense Agreement Tense agreement refers to the way that writers use tenses to make a text hang together Example “She knew then that he… “had found her letter” is a logical ending to the sentence. We are not surprised to see past perfect after simple past in a narrative sentence.” #5 Linkers Linkers refer to words or phrases that describe the relationship between ideas in the text Example “And, but, therefore, first of all” #6 Substitution Substitution or Ellipsis refers to replacing words, or leaving them out– this is how writers reduce repetition in a text
- 5. Example “Now we’re finishing our essays. I know you want to go out, but before you can do that, please finish. ‘do that’ avoids the repetition of ‘go out’. Instead of repeating ‘finish our essays’ ‘our essays’ is dropped from the sentence” How to Improve You can’t simply study a long list of cohesive devices and then hope you can use them correctly the next time you have to write an essay. Also, you can’t look at just one example sentence and hope to learn everything you need to know about that word. 100 Linking Words Examples Linking Words are words or phrases that show the relationship between paragraphs or sections of a text or speech. Linking words provide greater cohesion by making it more explicit or signaling how ideas relate to one another. These are some examples of linking words:
- 6. I will lend you my car whenever you need it. Take an umbrella in case it rains. My thoughts will be with you wherever you go. The holiday is too expensive. Besides, I don’t really want to go. Although it was cold, she went out in shorts.