Cohesion, coherence

Coherence and Cohesion in Academic Writing

By Gisela Balcázar

​Watch the video and take notes about cohesive devices:

https://youtu.be/3EzJICqv3WY?si=1lL2X4VYR-5cnYQ9

• ​Reference words

• Repeated words/ideas

• Transition signals

• Substitution

• Ellipsis

John woke up late this morning. He quickly got dressed and ran to the bus stop. The bus, however, had already left. That made him very upset. Later, he called his teacher and explained what had happened. She understood and told him to join the class online. The solution worked well for both of them.

​Read and mark: reference words, repetition of ideas, transition signals, substitution and ellipsis.

​Do the same with this paragraph too.

Emma bought a new book yesterday. She started reading it as soon as she got home. The book was about a girl who travels the world. This was exactly the kind of story Emma loves. However, her brother didn’t like it. He prefers science fiction. Emma finished the book in one day, and so did her best friend.