2.4.10

Making Your Writing Flow: Devices for Cohesion

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Making Your Writing Flow with Nouns and Pronouns

You want your writing to 'flow' and not sound boring. We call this having cohesion.

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Devices for cohesion

  • Having cohesion is when your writing 'flow' and not sound boring.
    • To make your writing flow, you can use a mixture of nouns and pronouns.
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Example without cohesion

  • Gareth was a smart boy. Gareth always got the best grades. Gareth had lots of friends and Gareth was very sporty.
    • Using 'Gareth' over and over again is very boring.
    • If we use a mixture of pronouns and nouns, the sentences will flow more easily.
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Example with cohesion

  • Gareth was a smart boy. He always got the best grades. Gareth had lots of friends and he was very sporty.

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1Reading

1.1Reading

1.2Prefixes

1.3Suffixes

1.4Spelling Rules

1.5Reading Comprehension

1.6Reading Comprehension: SAT Practise

1.7Word Meaning

1.8Fact vs. Opinion

1.9Justifying Views

1.10Figurative Language

1.11Text Structure

2Writing

2.1Sounds in Words

2.2Homophones

2.3Using a Dictionary

2.4Writing Composition

2.5The Subjunctive Mood

2.6Modal Verbs

2.7Active & Passive Voice

2.8Relative Clauses

2.9Expanded Nouns

2.10Punctuation

2.11SAT Spelling Practise

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