1. Unity
2. Order of
sentences
3. Coherence
Coherence makes ideas and thoughts flow smoothly within a paragraph and within your entire piece of writing. Cohesion can be achieved in five ways.
5 ways to achieve Coherence
* Transitional Expressions
* Repetition
* Pro-forms
* Synonym
* Parallel Structures
Using Transitional Expressions is an important and interesting way to achieve coherence in writing.
This post is about how using transitional expressions can achieve Coherence.
F also read : 4 essentials to write great paragraphs
Remember!
Transitional expressions cannot
magically make the cohesion. If the ideas presented are disjointed then the use
of transition words will be of least help to achieve the desired cohesion.
Transitional expressions – bridges in your writing
Transitional Expressions are
· * used to achieve coherence in a piece of writing
h * bridges that take us from one sentence to another, from one idea to the next and from one paragraph to the subsequent smoothly
* also described as the glue that cements a piece of writing
* used in both written and spoken language
Remember!
Transitional expressions are essential,
as they not only connect ideas, but also introduce contrast or opposition,
shift in the narration, emphasis or agreement, purpose, result or conclusion. They also set the sequence of thoughts and
wrap an argument or thoughts.
Here is a list of transitional
expressions. This list is not complete but I have tried to include most of
the transitional expressions words, linkers and sequence markers. Use them to
make your academic and professional writing wonderful.
Remember!
Too much of
anything is not very good. So don’t go overboard by using too many transitional
expressions.
Choose carefully and use wisely!
And, in addition to, furthermore, moreover,
besides, than, too, also, both-and, another, equally important, first, second,
etc., again, further, last, finally, not only-but also, as well as, in the
second place, next, likewise, similarly, in fact, as a result, consequently, for
example, for instance, however, thus, therefore, otherwise, additionally
Agreeing
in like manner, in the same fashion / way, of course
Similarity and comparison
equally,identically,uniquely,like,as,comparatively,correspondingly,Similarly,likewise,in like fashion,in like manner
Contrast / contradiction
On the contrary, contrarily, notwithstanding, but,
however, nevertheless, in spite of, in contrast, yet, on one hand, on the other
hand, rather, or, nor, conversely, at the same time, while this may be true, in
reality, yet, unlike, even though, although, whereas, despite, however, regardless,
rather
Illustration
Thus, for example, for instance, namely, to
illustrate, in other words, in particular, specifically, such as
Time
After, before, as soon as, as long as, then, once,
next, last, at last, at length, first, second, etc., at first, formerly,
rarely, usually, another, finally, soon, meanwhile, all of a sudden, at the
same time, for a minute, hour, day, etc., during the morning, day, week, etc.,
most important, later, until, till, ordinarily, to begin with, afterwards, hence,
generally, since, in order to, subsequently, previously, in the meantime,
immediately, eventually, concurrently, simultaneously, forthwith, prior to,
whenever, by the time
Space
At/ to the left, at /to the right, in the center,
on the side, along the edge, on top, below, beneath, under, around, above,
over, straight ahead, at the top, at the bottom, surrounding, opposite, at the
rear, at the front, in front of, beside, behind, next to, nearby, in the
distance, beyond, in the forefront, in the foreground, within sight, out of
sight, across, under, nearer, adjacent, in the background, adjacent to,
opposite to, here, there, where, near, further
Concession
Although, at any rate, at least, still, thought,
even though, granted that, while it may be true, in spite of, of course
Emphasis /Examples
For example, for instance, to illustrate, thus, in
other words, as an illustration, in particular, above all, indeed, truly, of
course, certainly, surely, in fact, really, in truth, again, besides, also,
furthermore, in addition, for this reason, in other words, on the
positive/negative side, must be remembered, notably, truly, indeed, certainly,
surely, especially, significantly, particularly, in fact, to enumerate
Details
Specifically, especially, in particular, to
explain, to list, to enumerate, in detail, namely, including
Consequence or Result
So that, with the result that, thus, consequently,
hence, accordingly, for this reason, therefore, so, because, since, due to, as
a result, in other words, then, because of, hence, accordingly
Summary/ conclusion
To summarise, Therefore, finally, consequently, overall,
to sum up, thus, in short, in conclusion, in brief, as a result, accordingly,
in a word, in fact, in brief, in summary, on the whole, all in all, obviously,
definitely
Suggestion
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for this purpose, to this end, with this in mind,
with this purpose in mind, therefore
Choose carefully and use wisely!
further reading : other ways to achieve coherence in writing
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