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The document outlines various techniques to improve paragraph cohesion for Grade 11 students, focusing on the use of transitions, repetition, and unity in writing. It provides specific examples of conjunctions and adverbs to specify relationships such as sequence, time, comparison, contrast, cause and effect, and more. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of maintaining unity in writing to ensure clarity and coherence.

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Transition

The document outlines various techniques to improve paragraph cohesion for Grade 11 students, focusing on the use of transitions, repetition, and unity in writing. It provides specific examples of conjunctions and adverbs to specify relationships such as sequence, time, comparison, contrast, cause and effect, and more. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of maintaining unity in writing to ensure clarity and coherence.

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Reading And

Writing Skills
Grade 11 Lessons – Quarter 1
by:
Reymark S. Catorce
and SCRIBD.COM
TECHNIQUES TO IMPROVE PHARAGRAPH COHESION

Transitions
Use a conjunction or conjunctive adverb to link sentences with
particular logical relationships.
To Specify Sequence
again, also, and, and then, besides, finally, first . . . second . . .
third, furthermore, last, moreover, next, still, too
To Specify Time
after a few days, after a while, afterward, as long as, as soon as, at
last, at that time, before, earlier, immediately, in the meantime, in
the past, lately, later, meanwhile, now, presently, simultaneously,
since, so far, soon, then, thereafter, until, when
To Specify Comparison
again, also, in the same way, likewise, once more, similarly
To Specify Contrast
although, but, despite, even though, however, in contrast, in spite
of, instead, nevertheless, nonetheless, on the contrary, on the one
hand . . . on the other hand, regardless, still, though, yet
To Specify Examples
after all, for example, for instance, indeed, in fact, of course,
specifically, such as, the following example, to illustrate
To Specify Cause and Effect
accordingly, as a result, because, consequently, for this reason,
hence, if . . . then, since, so, then, therefore, thereupon, thus, to
this end
To Specify Place
above, adjacent to, below, beyond, closer to elsewhere, far,
farther on, here, near, nearby, opposite to, there, to the left, to the
right
To Specify Concession
Collocation
although it is truepaired
Use a commonly that, granted that, Ior
or expected admit that,
highly it mayword
probable appear
to
that, naturally,
connect of course
one sentence to another.
To Specify Summary, Repetition, or Conclusion
Enumeration
as
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result,markers
as has been noted, as
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have said,
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mentioned
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between asideas.
we have
Thisseen, in any
system hasevent,
many in conclusion,(a)initother
advantages: can link
words, in short,
ideas that on the whole,
are otherwise therefore,
completely to summarize
unconnected, (b) it looks
formal and distinctive, and (c) it promotes a second method of
sentence cohesion.
Repetition
Parallelism
Can be done by repeating a word from sentence A to sentence B.
Repeat
Synonymy a sentence structure. This technique is the oldest, most
overlooked, but probably the most elegant method of creating
If direct repetition is too obvious, use a synonym of the word you
cohesion.
wish to repeat. This strategy is called 'elegant variation.'
Antonymy
UNITY
Using the 'opposite' word, an antonym, can also create sentence
is achievedsince
cohesion, wheninalanguage
composition is focused
antonyms on one
actually idea.
share In a
more
unified
elementstext,
of all supporting
meaning than ideas are relevant
you might imagine.to the main thought.
Without unity, text will be confusing.
Pro-forms
Use a pronoun, pro-verb, or another pro-form to make explicit
reference back to a form mentioned earlier.

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