COHESIVE DEVICES

Cohesive Devices

enhances the flow of our writing

Cohesion

how well something connects and links

Text cohesion

ideas in writing are connected and built on to create a logical flow as we read

Repetition

a word, idea or statement is repeated to emphasize important information

EX: repetition of the topic

Adverbials

words or phrases that express time, place or manner

EX: in the morning, slowly, at school

Determiners

word that comes before a noun to add detail to the nouns and make links to what has already been said

EX: him — Enzo, this — exercises

Transition

help link ideas within a text, sequence information, add to information and counter information

EX: firstly, additionally, however

addition

also, moreover, further, furthermore, in
addition, additionally, then, too, besides,
again, equally,and

Causative

as a result, consequently, thus,
therefore, so, that is why, for this
reason, accordingly, hence

Conditional/Concessional

otherwise, in that case, however, though,
even though, despite, unless, as soon
as,when, once that, now that

Clarify

for instance, in fact, addition, in other
words, that is

Sequential

to begin with, in conclusion, first,
second, third, subsequently, to begin,
for a start, at this point, in short,
later, before, finally, after, since, as
long as, upon, once, by the time, then,
when, whenever, during, next, while,
as soon as, until, after that

Summarize

in summary, in brief, in conclusion,
despite, to sum up, in spite of,
therefore

Contrast

though, whereas, however, in
contrast, even though, despite,
nevertheless, yet, while, in spite
of, on the other hand, but